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The lesions appeared as multiple round, yellowish\u2010green areas, suggestive of a parasitic aetiology. Histopathological and molecular analyses were performed, and PCR sequencing identified\n                    <jats:italic>Sarcocystis hominis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>S.\u2009cruzi<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>S.\u2009heydorni<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Of these,\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>S.\u2009hominis<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>S.\u2009heydorni<\/jats:italic>\n                    are zoonotic. Humans may acquire infection by consuming raw or undercooked beef containing viable sarcocysts. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of zoonotic\n                    <jats:italic>Sarcocystis<\/jats:italic>\n                    in cattle in Portugal. 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