The prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in wild mammals in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 155-159

  Samra, Nada Abu ^a   Jori, Ferran ^a   Samie, Amidou ^b   Thompson, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Cryptosporidium spp.; Elephant; Impala; Interface; Kruger National Park; Southern Africa; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ELEPHANT; FECES ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SYNCERUS CAFFER; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; MAMMALS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 78649484006     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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