Experimental transmission of Cryptosporidium oocyst isolates from mammals, birds and reptiles to captive snakes

Veterinary Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-195

  Graczyk, Thaddeus K ^a,b   Cranfield, Michael R ^b,c  

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

^b Medical Department   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Captive snake; Cryptosporidium serpentis; Oocyst; Snake cryptosporidiosis

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS BACTRIANUS; CAVIA; CHAMAELEONIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SERPENTIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM WRAIRI; ELAPHE; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CAMEL; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MAMMAL; REPTILE; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (BIRD); ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MAMMALS; POULTRY DISEASES; REPTILES; SNAKES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURKEYS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0032016972     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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