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Genotype analysis of Cryptosporidium spp. prevalent in a rural village in Hwasun-gun, Republic of Korea.
The Korean journal of parasitology - 1 Mar 2006
Park Jae-Hwan, Guk Sang-Mee, Han Eun-Taek, Shin Eun-Hee, Kim Jae-Lip, Chai Jong-Yil
Abstract excerpt
Two species of Cryptosporidium are known to infect man; C. hominis which shows anthroponotic transmission between humans, and C. parvum which shows zoonotic transmission between animals or between animals and man. In this study, we focused on identifying genotypes of Cryptosporidium prevalent among inhabitants and domestic animals (cattle and goats), to elucidate transmittal routes in a known endemic area in...
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