Article
Cryptosporidium genotypes and subtypes in lambs and goat kids in Spain.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2008
Quílez Joaquín, Torres Eucaris, Chalmers Rachel M, Hadfield Stephen J, Del Cacho Emilio, Sánchez-Acedo Caridad
Abstract excerpt
To provide information on the transmission dynamics of cryptosporidial infections in domestic small ruminants and the potential role of sheep and goats as a source for human cryptosporidiosis, Cryptosporidium-positive isolates from 137 diarrheic lambs and 17 goat kids younger than 21 days of age were examined by using genotyping and subtyping techniques. Fecal specimens were collected between 2004 and 2006 from...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
