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Population structure and geographical segregation of Cryptosporidium parvum IId subtypes in cattle in China.
Parasites & vectors - 18 Aug 2020
Zhang Zhenjie, Hu Suhui, Zhao Wentao, Guo Yaqiong, Li Na, Zheng Zezhong, Zhang Longxian, Kváč Martin, Xiao Lihua, Feng Yaoyu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium parvum is a zoonotic pathogen worldwide. Extensive genetic diversity and complex population structures exist in C. parvum in different geographical regions and hosts. Unlike the IIa subtype family, which is responsible for most zoonotic C. parvum infections in industrialized countries, IId is identified as the dominant subtype family in farm animals, rodents and humans in China. Thus...
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