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Predominance of Cryptosporidium parvum genotype among diarrheic children from Egypt as an indicator for zoonotic transmission.
Acta parasitologica - 1 Mar 2014
Eraky Maysa Ahmad, El-Hamshary Azza Mohammed-Salah, Hamadto Hassan Hassan, Abdallah Kareem Fetouh, Abdel-Hafed Wafaa Moustafa, Abdel-Had Soha
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Cryptosporidium is a genus of zoonotic pathogens transmissible from a variety of animals to humans and is a considerable public health concern. It is a significant cause of diarrheal disease in developing and industrialized nations. Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis are the main agents of cryptosporidiosis in humans. In this study we identified the genotypes of the Cryptosporidium isolates from...
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