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Glycoprotein 60 diversity in Cryptosporidium parvum causing human and cattle cryptosporidiosis in the rural region of Northern Tunisia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Feb 2014
Rahmouni Ikram, Essid Rym, Aoun Karim, Bouratbine Aïda
Abstract excerpt
The zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium parvum was studied in an extensive cattle farming region of northern Tunisia. Seventy fecal samples from pre-weaning calves and 403 fecal samples from children were examined by microscopy after modified Ziehl-Neelsen (MZN) staining. Positive Cryptosporidium specimens were identified at a species level using an 18S rRNA nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by an...
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