A juvenile Little Owl (Athene noctua) was diagnosed with granulomatous encephalitis and muscular sarcocysts. Sarcocystis halieti was identified in the brain and muscle tissue by PCR and subsequent sequencing. This is the first report of S. halieti as a potential encephalitis-causing pathogen in birds.
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5 July 2021
Encephalitis Associated with Sarcocystis halieti Infection in a Free-Ranging Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Kristina Maier-Sam,
Taina Kaiponen,
Anna Schmitz,
Christoph Schulze,
Sabine Bock,
Andreas Hlinak,
Philipp Olias
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 57 • No. 3
July 2021
Vol. 57 • No. 3
July 2021