| sarcocystis nesbitti n. sp. from the rhesus monkey. | | 1969 | 4978784 |
| a taxonomic re-appraisal of sarcocystis nesbitti (protozoa: sarcocystidae) from the monkey macaca fascicularis in yunnan, pr china. | the first detection of sarcocystis nesbitti mandour, 1969 in the chinese mainland is reported and the morphology of the sarcocyst is described in detail. the parasite was detected in the monkey, macaca fascicularis, maintained on a monkey farm in yunnan province; the infection may have occurred via faecal contamination from local rats, mice and/or birds. s. nesbitti was characterized as follows: a macroscopic sarcocyst, length of the cyst up to 2 mm; cyst wall smooth, thin and no perpendicular p ... | 2005 | 15710555 |
| Phylogenetic analysis of Sarcocystis nesbitti (Coccidia: Sarcocystidae) suggests a snake as its probable definitive host. | Sarcocystis nesbitti was first described by Mandour in 1969 from rhesus monkey muscle. Its definitive host remains unknown. 18S rRNA gene of S. nesbitti was amplified, sequenced, and subjected to phylogenetic analysis. Among those congeners available for comparison, it shares closest affinity with those species of Sarcocystis which use snakes as definitive hosts. We therefore hypothesize that a snake may serve as the definitive host for S. nesbitti. | 2012 | 21852042 |
| human infections with sarcocystis species. | recurrent outbreaks of muscular sarcocystosis among tourists visiting islands in malaysia have focused international attention on sarcocystosis, a disease once considered rare in humans. sarcocystis species require two hosts, definitive and intermediate, to complete their life cycle. humans can serve as definitive hosts, with intestinal sarcocystosis for two species acquired from eating undercooked meat: sarcocystis hominis, from beef, and sarcocystis suihominis, from pork. symptoms such as naus ... | 2015 | 25715644 |
| molecular evidence of sarcocystis nesbitti in water samples of tioman island, malaysia. | sarcocystis are intracellular protozoan parasites that are characterised by their ability to invade muscle tissue and form intramuscular sarcocysts. a muscular sarcocystosis outbreak was reported by travellers returning from tioman island in 2011 and 2012 where sarcocystis nesbitti was identified as the main cause. the source of the s. nesbitti that was involved has remained elusive, although water is hypothesised to be the main cause of transmission. a surveillance study was therefore undertake ... | 2016 | 27881179 |
| molecular evidence of sarcocystis species in captive snakes in japan. | sarcocystis nesbitti, using snakes as the definitive host, is a causative agent of acute human muscular sarcocystosis in malaysia. therefore, it is important to explore the distribution and prevalence of s. nesbitti in snakes. nevertheless, epizootiological information of s. nesbitti in snakes remains insufficient because few surveys have assessed sarcocystis infection in snakes in endemic countries. in japan, snakes are popular exotic pet animals that are imported from overseas, but the degree ... | 2015 | 26044884 |
| examination of sarcocystis spp. of giant snakes from australia and southeast asia confirms presence of a known pathogen - sarcocystis nesbitti. | we examined sarcocystis spp. in giant snakes from the indo-australian archipelago and australia using a combination of morphological (size of sporocyst) and molecular analyses. we amplified by pcr nuclear 18s rdna from single sporocysts in order to detect mixed infections and unequivocally assign the retrieved sequences to the corresponding parasite stage. sarcocystis infection was generally high across the study area, with 78 (68%) of 115 examined pythons being infected by one or more sarcocyst ... | 2017 | 29131856 |
| human invasive muscular sarcocystosis induces th2 cytokine polarization and biphasic cytokine changes, based on an investigation among travelers returning from tioman island, malaysia. | sarcocystis nesbitti is a parasite responsible for a biphasic eosinophilic febrile myositis syndrome in two recent outbreaks in malaysia. we demonstrate th2 cytokine polarization in infected travelers, an overall cytokine production decrease in the early phase of the disease suggestive of initial immunosuppression, and elevated levels of proinflammatory and chemotactic cytokines in the later myositic phase. | 2015 | 25903356 |
| acute muscular sarcocystosis: an international investigation among ill travelers returning from tioman island, malaysia, 2011-2012. | through 2 international traveler-focused surveillance networks (geosentinel and tropnet), we identified and investigated a large outbreak of acute muscular sarcocystosis (ams), a rarely reported zoonosis caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus sarcocystis, associated with travel to tioman island, malaysia, during 2011-2012. | 2014 | 25091309 |
| sarcocystis nesbitti causes acute, relapsing febrile myositis with a high attack rate: description of a large outbreak of muscular sarcocystosis in pangkor island, malaysia, 2012. | from the 17th to 19th january 2012, a group of 92 college students and teachers attended a retreat in a hotel located on pangkor island, off the west coast of peninsular malaysia. following the onset of symptoms in many participants who presented to our institute, an investigation was undertaken which ultimately identified sarcocystis nesbitti as the cause of this outbreak. | 2014 | 24854350 |
| etymologia: sarcocystis nesbitti. | | 2013 | 24427800 |
| sarcocystis nesbitti infection in human skeletal muscle: possible transmission from snakes. | sarcocystis nesbitti is an intracellular protozoan parasite found as sarcocysts within muscle fibers of intermediate hosts (monkey and baboon). the definitive host is suspected to be the snake. we report two cases from a larger cohort of 89 patients who had fever, headache, and generalized myalgia after a trip to pangkor island, malaysia. sarcocysts were detected in skeletal muscle biopsy specimens by light and electron microscopy from these two patients. dna sequencing based on the 18s ribosoma ... | 2014 | 24420776 |
| outbreak of human infection with sarcocystis nesbitti, malaysia, 2012. | an outbreak of fever associated with myalgia and myositis occurred in 2012 among 89 of 92 college students and teachers who visited pangkor island, malaysia. the sarcocystis nesbitti 18s rrna gene and sarcocysts were obtained from muscle tissues of 2 students. our findings indicate emergence of s. nesbitti infections in humans in malaysia. | 2013 | 24274071 |