Outbreak of enteric cryptosporidiosis in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 210-211

  Kwon, Y K ^a   Wee, S H ^a   Kook, J H ^b   Lee, C G ^c  

^a Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

^b Gyeonggi Livestock Prom Res Inst   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIRD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 14644405654     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.7.210     Document Type: Article

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