A survey of Cryptosporidium prevalence among birds in two zoos in China

A survey of Cryptosporidium prevalence among birds in two zoos in China

Background Cryptosporidiosis is an important zoonotic protozoan disease worldwide, but few studies on this disease have been performed in wild birds; thus, our knowledge of this disease is insufficient, even in zoo birds. Animals in zoos are possible zoonotic disease reservoirs, potentially resultin...

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Main Authors: Yaxian Lu, Tianchun Pu, Baohua Ma, Lixin Wang, Mengchao Zhou, Yu Chen, Xiuyun Li, Changming Zheng, Hetong Liu, Jinpeng Liu, Chunyu Guan, Hongyan Yu, Chunkuo Dai, Yuan Huang, Yuling Yang, Zhiwei Peng, Lei Han, Hongliang Chai, Zhijun Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-01-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Cryptosporidium parvum
White crane (Grus leucogeranus)
Flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
Phylogenetic
18S rRNA gene
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12825.pdf

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