Sarcocystis canis associated hepatitis in a steller sea lion (eumetopias jubatus) from Alaska

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. © Wildlife Disease Association 2014.