Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 32 2 2003 06 15 28 30 EB Kia 2015 10 03 A simple special protocol using Semichon’s acetic carmine stain was applied for examination of muscles of some small mammals, naturally infected with Sarcocystis spp. using this method, infected muscles fibers with Sarcocystis could easily be differentiated from muscle tissues. This method can be applied for screening of infected muscles with Sarcocystis cysts on large number of samples for epidemiological studies, and in slaughterhouses on frozen samples and formalin preserved samples as well as fresh tissues. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1965 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/1965/1946