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Detection and molecular diversity of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in sheltered dogs and cats in Northern Spain.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2017
Gil Horacio, Cano Lourdes, de Lucio Aida, Bailo Begoña, de Mingo Marta Hernández, Cardona Guillermo A, Fernández-Basterra José A, Aramburu-Aguirre Juan, López-Molina Nuria, Carmena David
Abstract excerpt
Domestic dogs and cats may act as natural reservoirs of a large number of zoonotic pathogens, including the enteric parasites Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp., the most relevant protozoan species causing gastrointestinal disease worldwide. A cross-sectional epidemiological study aiming to assess the prevalence and molecular diversity of G. duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. was conducted in an animal...
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