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Prevalence and genetic characterization of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in cats from Italy.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Dec 2011
Paoletti Barbara, Otranto Domenico, Weigl Stefania, Giangaspero Annunziata, Di Cesare Angela, Traversa Donato
Abstract excerpt
One hundred and eighty one cats living in central Italy were tested for the presence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium infection by IFAT test and specific PCRs. Overall eight (4.4%) samples were IFAT-positive for Giardia. All the IFAT-positive samples for Giardia scored positive for the PCRs, and three more samples IFAT-negative generated PCR products leading to a total 6.1% molecular positivity rate for Giardia....
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