Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in dogs and cats in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, reveals potentially zoonotic species and genotype.

Intestinal cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease caused by protists of genus Cryptosporidium that infect a wide variety of hosts, primarily vertebrates. Due to the close contact between humans and their companion animals, especially dogs and cats, there is concern about the potential for zoonotic...

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Main Authors: Amanda Gleyce Lima de Oliveira, Adriana Pittella Sudré, Teresa Cristina Bergamo do Bomfim, Helena Lúcia Carneiro Santos
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5ada9d609d074886830a17bf2c4cca2e
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