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We investigated if sarcocystosis could act as a proximate measure for <jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic> exposure in sheep to facilitate its efficient surveillance at large scales.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design\/methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We compared the presence of macroscopic sarcocystosis to <jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic> serostatus at the animal and farm levels.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>At the animal level, we found a weak association between <jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic> seropositivity and sarcocysts in the oesophagus (OR = 1.76 [95% CI: 1.17, 2.65; <jats:sub>McFadden's<\/jats:sub><jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 0.01]) but no association between <jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic> seropositivity and sarcocysts in skeletal muscles. At the farm level, the seroprevalence of <jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic> was strongly associated with oesophageal sarcocystosis prevalence (OR = 28.59 [95% CI: 13.07, 62.57; <jats:sub>McFadden's<\/jats:sub><jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 0.34]) but less strongly associated with sarcocystosis prevalence in skeletal muscles (OR = 7.91 [95% CI: 1.24, 50.39; <jats:sub>McFadden's<\/jats:sub><jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 0.02]).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>For <jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic> surveillance in sheep at the farm level, routine slaughter inspection and recording of macroscopic oesophageal sarcocystosis could be a reliable and efficient proximate measure. 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