Sarcocystis canis associated hepatitis in a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) from Alaska

J Wildl Dis. 2014 Apr;50(2):405-8. doi: 10.7589/2013-03-079. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

Abstract

Sarcocystis canis infection was associated with hepatitis in a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Intrahepatocellular protozoal schizonts were among areas of necrosis and inflammation. The parasite was genetically identical to S. canis and is the first report in a Steller sea lion, indicating another intermediate host species for S. canis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Hepatitis, Animal / parasitology*
  • Hepatitis, Animal / pathology
  • Phylogeny
  • Sarcocystis / genetics
  • Sarcocystis / isolation & purification*
  • Sarcocystosis / parasitology
  • Sarcocystosis / pathology
  • Sarcocystosis / veterinary*
  • Sea Lions*