Prevalence and risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium oocysts shedding in pigs in Central Vietnam

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 848-852

  Nguyen, Sam Thi ^a,c   Honma, Hajime ^a   Geurden, Thomas ^b   Ikarash, Makoto ^a   Fukuda, Yasuhiro ^a   Huynh, Vu Vy ^c   Nguyen, Duc Tan ^c   Nakai, Yutaka ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Central Vietnam Veterinary Institute   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Central Vietnam; Cryptosporidium; Pig; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PIGLET; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SOW (SWINE); SWINE; VIET NAM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; FECES; OOCYSTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIETNAM;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 84863108052     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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