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First detection of Cryptosporidium proventriculi from wild birds in Cyprus.
Parasitology research - 1 Jan 2023
Hasapis Kyriacos A, Charalambidou Iris, Tsouma Eleni, Sotiriadi Konstantina, Kassinis Nicolaos, Schou Chad, Karanis Panagiotis
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium is an important intestinal zoonotic pathogen that can infect various hosts and cause diarrheal disease. There are no reports on the prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in wild birds in Cyprus. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and genotypes in wild birds found at Phassouri Reedbeds (Akrotiri Wetlands), Cyprus. Fecal...
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