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Cryptosporidium spp. in pet birds: genetic diversity and potential public health significance.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Aug 2011
Qi Meng, Wang Rongjun, Ning Changshen, Li Xiaoyu, Zhang Longxian, Jian Fuchun, Sun Yanru, Xiao Lihua
Abstract excerpt
To characterize the prevalence and assess the zoonotic transmission burden of Cryptosporidium species/genotypes in pet birds in Henan, China, 434 fecal samples were acquired from 14 families of birds in pet shops. The overall prevalence of Cryptopsoridium was 8.1% (35/434) by the Sheather's sugar flotation technique. The Cryptosporidium-positive samples were analyzed by DNA sequence analysis of the small subunit...
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