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Infections with multiple Cryptosporidium species and new genetic variants in young dairy calves on a farm located within a drinking water catchment area in New Zealand.
Veterinary parasitology - 28 May 2014
Shrestha Rima D, Grinberg Alex, Dukkipati Venkata S R, Pleydell Eve J, Prattley Deborah J, French Nigel P
Abstract excerpt
Several Cryptosporidium species are known to infect cattle. However, the occurrence of mixed infections with more than one species and the impact of this phenomenon on animal and human health are poorly understood. Therefore, to detect the presence of mixed Cryptosporidium infections, 15 immunofluorescence-positive specimens obtained from 6-week-old calves' faeces (n=60) on one dairy farm were subjected to...
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