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Cryptosporidium parvum: From foal to veterinary students.
Veterinary parasitology - 30 Mar 2016
Galuppi R, Piva S, Castagnetti C, Sarli G, Iacono E, Fioravanti M L, Caffara M
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This paper describes the transmission of a zoonotic subtype of Cryptosporidium parvum between two foals hospitalized in an Equine Perinatology Unit (EPU) linked to an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in veterinary students. Fecal specimens of 36 mares (105 samples) and 28 foals (122 samples) were subjected to Ziehl-Neelsen staining, nested PCR of 18S rDNA. Two foals tested positive for Cryptosporidium; PCR...
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