Ana Catarina Magalhães

Zoonotic Sarcocystis hominis and Sarcocystis heydorni in a Bovine Carcass: First Report in Portugal

During routine meat inspection, eosinophilic myositis-like lesions were detected in the masseter muscles of a 55-month-old bovine, leading to partial condemnation of the head. The lesions appeared as multiple round, yellowish-green areas, suggestive of a parasitic aetiology. Hist...