The fate of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts ingested by dung beetles and their possible role in the dissemination of cryptosporidiosis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 678-681

  Mathison, Blaine A ^a   Ditrich, Oleg ^a,b  

^a Acad of Sci of the Czech Republic ^*  (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COPROPHAGY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE SPREAD; PROTOZOA;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; COPROPHAGY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; GENETIC VECTORS;

EID: 0032870695     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285742     Document Type: Article

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