Identification of Cryptosporidium parvum genotype 2 in domestic horses

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 49-50

  Chalmers, R M ^a   Thomas, A L ^a   Butler, B A ^b   Davies Morel, M C G ^b  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HORSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OOCYTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 12344324783     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.2.49     Document Type: Article

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