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Cryptosporidium cuniculus and Giardia duodenalis in rabbits: genetic diversity and possible zoonotic transmission.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Zhang Weizhe, Shen Yujuan, Wang Rongjun, Liu Aiqin, Ling Hong, Li Yihong, Cao Jianping, Zhang Xiaoyun, Shu Jing, Zhang Longxian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium and Giardia are the two important zoonotic pathogens causing diarrhea of humans and animals worldwide. Considering the human cryptosporidiosis outbreak and sporadic cases caused by C. cuniculus, the important public health significance of G. duodenalis and little obtained information regarding rabbit infected with Cryptosporidium and Giardia in China, the aim of this study is to...
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