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First report of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection on a pig farm in the Czech Republic.
Veterinary parasitology - 31 May 2008
Sak Bohumil, Kvác Martin, Hanzlíková Dagmar, Cama Vitaliano
Abstract excerpt
Enterocytozoon bieneusi infects humans and animals and can cause life-threatening diarrhea in immunocompromised people. The routes of transmission and its zoonotic potential are not fully understood. Pigs have been frequently reported to have E. bieneusi; therefore, we surveyed farm-raised pigs in the Czech Republic to determine its presence and genetic diversity. Spores were detected by microscopy in the faeces...
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