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<i>Cryptosporidium</i>species and subtype analysis from dairy calves in Spain
4 Nov 2008
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Faecal specimens from 287 diarrhoeic calves younger than 21 days, collected over a 2-year period (2006-2007) from 82 dairy cattle farms in 14 provinces across the north of Spain, were examined for the presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts. Overall, 63 farms (76.8%) and 166 calves (57.8%) tested positive by microscopy. In order to elucidate the genetic diversity, selected positive specimens from 149 calves...
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