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Evidence that Cryptosporidium parvum populations are panmictic and unstructured in the Upper Midwest of the United States.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2012
Herges Grant R, Widmer Giovanni, Clark Mark E, Khan Eakalak, Giddings Catherine W, Brewer Matt, McEvoy John M
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Cryptosporidium parvum is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that causes cryptosporidiosis, an infectious diarrheal disease primarily affecting humans and neonatal ruminants. Understanding the transmission dynamics of C. parvum, particularly the specific contributions of zoonotic and anthroponotic transmission, is critical to the control of this pathogen. This study used a population genetics approach to better...
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