Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in wild mammals of mainland Britain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-280

  Sturdee, A P ^a   Chalmers, R M ^b   Bull, S A ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b Abton House Wedal Road CF4 3QX ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Scientific Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium muris; Cryptosporidium parvum; Faeces; Reservoir hosts

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DEER; FOX; HEDGEHOG; INSECTIVORE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RABBIT; RAT; RODENT; SPECIES; SQUIRREL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; GREAT BRITAIN; MAMMALS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0032938421     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00226-X     Document Type: Article

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