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Genetic characterisation of Cryptosporidium spp., Encephalitozoon spp., and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in Central Europe.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2026
Konvalinová Alena, Křesťanová Marie, Holubová Nikola, Fenclová Jana, Kicia Marta, Rajský Matúš, Beran Pavel, Sak Bohumil, Kváč Martin
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The European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) is an ecologically important small game mammal whose populations have declined in many European countries. A total of 370 faecal samples collected between 2022 and 2024 from hares in the Czechia and Slovakia were molecularly screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. (18S rRNA, gp60), Giardia intestinalis (TPI), Encephalitozoon spp., and Enterocytozoon bieneusi...
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