Infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts is retained upon intestinal passage through a migratory water-fowl species (Canada goose, Branta canadensis)

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 341-347

  Graczyk, Thaddeus K ^a,b   Cranfield, Michael R ^b,c   Fayer, Ronald ^d   Trout, James ^d   Goodale, Holly J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Medical Department   (United States)

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

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Branta canadensis; Canada goose; Cryptosporidium parvum; water contamination; water borne oocysts; water fowl

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES ANALYSIS; GOOSE; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST;

ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GALLIFORMES;

CANADA GOOSE; INFECTIVITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER-BORNE OOCYST;

EID: 0030614068     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1997.tb00149.x     Document Type: Article

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