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Cryptosporidium parvum, Cryptosporidium ryanae, and Cryptosporidium bovis in samples from calves in Austria.
Parasitology research - 1 Dec 2020
Lichtmannsperger Katharina, Harl Josef, Freudenthaler Katharina, Hinney Barbara, Wittek Thomas, Joachim Anja
Abstract excerpt
Fecal samples of 177 calves of up to 180 days of age with diarrhea from 70 farms in Austria were examined to obtain information on the occurrence of Cryptosporidium species. Initially, all samples were examined by phase-contrast microscopy. Cryptosporidium-positive samples (55.4%; n = 98) were screened by gp60 PCR, resulting in 68.4% (n = 67) C. parvum-positive samples. The remaining 31 gp60-PCR-negative and the...
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