1. First report of Sarcocystis halieti (Apicomplexa) in bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus).
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Prakas P, Estruch J, Velarde R, Ilgūnas M, Šneideris D, Nicolás-Francisco O, Marco I, and Calero-Bernal R
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- Animals, Phylogeny, Birds, Spain, Sarcocystis genetics, Sarcocystosis veterinary, Sarcocystosis epidemiology
- Abstract
At least three Sarcocystis species (S. falcatula, S. halieti and S. wobeseri-like) have been detected infecting raptorial birds. By histopathology and PCR-sequencing of the ITS1 marker, S. halieti was detected in a bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and a black kite (Milvus migrans) from the Catalonia region in North Spain. The 241 bp-long sequences obtained from the Sarcocystis organisms detected in both raptors showed 97.5-99.6% and 97.9-100% similarity with those of previously identified S. halieti; also, the phylogenetic trees generated placed the identified sequences together with other sequences of S. halieti available in GenBank. In sum, the description of the bearded vulture as a new intermediate host for S. halieti adds new insights on the complex epidemiology of the genus involving avian hosts., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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