The first study of molecular prevalence and species characterization of Cryptosporidium in free-range chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) from Brazil

Abstract Rearing free-range chicken is based on grazing feeding patterns, and these animals could be potential environmental contaminants of Cryptosporidium oocysts for humans and other animals. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the molecular prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in free-r...

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Main Authors: Maria Paula de Carvalho Ewald, Felippe Danyel Cardoso Martins, Eloiza Teles Caldart, Fernando Emmanuel Gonçalves Vieira, Milton Hissashi Yamamura, João Pedro Sasse, Luiz Daniel de Barros, Roberta Lemos Freire, Italmar Teodorico Navarro, João Luis Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2017-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612017000400472&lng=en&tlng=en