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Occurrence and genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in wild foxes, wolves, jackals, and bears in central Europe.
Folia parasitologica - 2 Feb 2021
Kvac Martin, Myskova Eva, Holubova Nikola, Kellnerova Klara, Kicia Marta, Rajsky Dusan, McEvoy John, Feng Yaoyu, Hanzal Vladimir, Sak Bohumil
Abstract excerpt
Parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium Tyzzer, 1910 are one of the most common protistan parasites of vertebrates. Faecal samples from 179 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes [Linnaeus]), 100 grey wolves (Canis lupus Linnaeus), 11 golden jackals (Canis aureus Linnaeus), and 63 brown bears (Ursus arctos Linnaeus) were collected in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. Samples were examined for the presence of...
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