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Prevalence of the Cryptosporidium pig genotype II in pigs from the Yangtze River Delta, China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Yin Jianhai, Shen Yujuan, Yuan Zhongying, Lu Weiyuan, Xu Yuxin, Cao Jianping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium spp. is prevalent globally, pigs are an important Cryptosporidium reservoir. In China, little data regarding rates of Cryptosporidium infections in pigs are available. The present study was therefore aimed at characterizing the distribution of Cryptosporidium species in pigs from two different cities, Shaoxing and Shanghai, from the Yangtze River delta. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:...
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