Diagnosis of subclinical cryptosporidiosis in captive snakes based on stomach lavage and cloacal sampling

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 143-151

  Graczyk, T K ^a,b   Owens, R ^b,c   Cranfield, M R ^b,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Medical Department   (United States)

^c Glymont Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cloacal swab; Cryptosporidium serpentis; diagnosis of subclinical cryptosporidiosis; fecal smear; oocytes; snake cryptosporidiosis; snakes; stomach lavage

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; SNAKE; STOMACH LAVAGE;

ANIMALS; CLOACA; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; INTESTINE, SMALL; IRRIGATION; MICE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SNAKES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STOMACH;

EID: 0030608483     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01040-0     Document Type: Article

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