Cryptosporidium cuniculus and Giardia duodenalis in rabbits: genetic diversity and possible zoonotic transmission.

BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium and Giardia are the two important zoonotic pathogens causing diarrhea of humans and animals worldwide. Considering the human cryptosporidiosis outbreak and sporadic cases caused by C. cuniculus, the important public health significance of G. duodenalis and little obtained...

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Main Authors: Weizhe Zhang, Yujuan Shen, Rongjun Wang, Aiqin Liu, Hong Ling, Yihong Li, Jianping Cao, Xiaoyun Zhang, Jing Shu, Longxian Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3281947?pdf=render