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Cryptosporidium and Giardia in marine-foraging river otters (Lontra canadensis) from the Puget Sound Georgia Basin ecosystem.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Feb 2007
Gaydos J K, Miller W A, Gilardi K V K, Melli A, Schwantje H, Engelstoft C, Fritz H, Conrad P A
Abstract excerpt
Species of Cryptosporidium and Giardia can infect humans and wildlife and have the potential to be transmitted between these 2 groups; yet, very little is known about these protozoans in marine wildlife. Feces of river otters (Lontra canadensis), a common marine wildlife species in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin, were examined for species of Cryptosporidium and Giardia to determine their role in the epidemiology...
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