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Genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in diarrhoeic children from four provinces in South Africa.
Zoonoses and public health - 1 Mar 2013
Abu Samra N, Thompson P N, Jori F, Frean J, Poonsamy B, du Plessis D, Mogoye B, Xiao L
Abstract excerpt
The diversity of Cryptosporidium at species, subtype family and subtype level in diarrhoeic children was investigated in four provinces in South Africa. A total of 442 stool samples from children <5 years of age were collected under a large rotavirus surveillance programme and analysed by Ziehl-Neelsen acid-fast staining. Fifty-four (12.2%) were positive for Cryptosporidium, of which 25 were genotyped by...
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