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Prevalence of and risk factors associated with shedding of Cryptosporidium felis in domestic cats of Mississippi and Alabama.
Veterinary parasitology - 23 Mar 2009
Ballweber Lora R, Panuska Carla, Huston Carla L, Vasilopulos Robert, Pharr G Todd, Mackin Andrew
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of and risk factors associated with the shedding of cryptosporidial oocysts were determined for domestic cats in northeastern Mississippi and northwestern Alabama. Cryptosporidial oocysts were found in a single fecal samples from 30 of 250 cats using a centrifugal concentration technique followed by an immunofluorescent assay. The odds of a cat shedding oocysts were increased when another cat...
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