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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in native beef calves in central Vietnam.
Parasitology research - 1 Oct 2012
Nguyen Sam Thi, Fukuda Yasuhiro, Tada Chika, Sato Rintaro, Duong Binh, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nakai Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of Cryptosporidium and to characterize the genotype distribution of Cryptosporidium isolates in native beef calves 2-6 months old in Dac Lac province, central Vietnam. The presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts was determined using the modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining method. The overall prevalence on the sample and herd levels were 18.9% (44/232) and 50%...
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