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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in dogs and cats in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, reveals potentially zoonotic species and genotype.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
de Oliveira Amanda Gleyce Lima, Sudré Adriana Pittella, Bergamo do Bomfim Teresa Cristina, Santos Helena Lúcia Carneiro
Abstract excerpt
Intestinal cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease caused by protists of genus Cryptosporidium that infect a wide variety of hosts, primarily vertebrates. Due to the close contact between humans and their companion animals, especially dogs and cats, there is concern about the potential for zoonotic transmission of this enteric protozoan parasite by infected animals. This study aimed to perform a microscopic and...
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