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Molecular detection of Cryptosporidium spp. infections in water buffaloes from northeast Thailand.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Feb 2014
Inpankaew Tawin, Jiyipong Tawisa, Wongpanit Kannika, Pinyopanuwat Nongnuch, Chimnoi Wissanuwat, Kengradomkij Chanya, Xuan Xuenan, Igarashi Ikuo, Xiao Lihua, Jittapalapong Sathaporn
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of this study were to determine the individual and herd-level prevalence and genotype of Cryptosporidium and to identify putative risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium spp. infections in water buffaloes in northeast Thailand. Fecal samples from 600 water buffaloes of 287 farms in six provinces were collected and tested using DMSO-modified acid-fast staining and polymerase chain reaction. The...
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