From: Sarcocystosis in South American camelids: The state of play revisited
Species of Sarcocystisa | Host | Geographical location | Tissue examined | Method used | Percent prevalence (proportion) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. aucheniae | Llama | Argentina | Serum | ELISA | 36 (183/507) | [8] |
Llama | Argentina | Blood | PCR | na | [38] | |
Alpaca, llama, guanaco | Argentina, Peru | Skeletal muscle | Ge, Mic, TEM, PCR | na | [14] | |
Guanaco | Argentina | Skeletal muscle | Ge, TEM, PCR | 100 (2/2) | [13] | |
Llama | Argentina | Serum | Ge, PCR | 100 (3/3) | [16] | |
Llama | Bolivia | Skeletal muscle | Ge | 35 (138/378) | [12] | |
 |  | Serum | ELISA | 45 (171/378) | ||
Alpaca | Australia | Skeletal muscle | PCR | 100 (1/1) | [27] | |
Alpaca | USA | Skeletal muscle | Ge, His, TEM | 100 (1/1) | [18] | |
Llama | Bolivia | Skeletal muscle | Ge, Mic, TEM | na | [26] | |
S. masoni | Alpaca, llama, guanaco | Argentina, Peru | Skeletal muscle | Ge, Mic, TEM, PCR | na | [14] |
Sarcocystis sp. | Guanaco | Chile | Skeletal muscle | Ge | 37 (33/89) | [32] |
Llama | Chile | Skeletal muscle | Ge | 100 (28/28) | ||
Alpaca | Uruguay | Skeletal muscle | Ge | (4/na) | ||
Llama | Bolivia | Skeletal muscle | Ge | 34 (na/1196) | [15] | |
Alpaca | Australia | Skeletal muscle | Ge, His, TEM | 100 (1/1) | [17] | |
Llama | Argentina | Serum | IFAT | 96 (295/308) | [37] | |
Alpaca | Peru | Serum | ELISA | 90 (844/941) | [34] | |
Guanaco | Argentina | Heart, skeletal muscle, tongue | Ge | 67 (8/12) | [56] |