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Low occurrence of Cryptosporidium canis in feces of dogs seroreactive for Leish...
Lemus, Sara do Nascimento; Mourão, Luís Paulo Bueno; Ferrari, Elís Domingos; Bresciani, Katia Denise Saraiva; Silveira Neto, Luiz daIn this study, we investigated the occurrence and characterized molecularly Cryptosporidium oocysts in feces of dogs seroreactive for Leishmania spp. We hypothesized that the clinical staging of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) influences the occurrence and intensity of Cryptosporidium spp. oocyst shedding in feces from the canine host due to the immunosuppression induced by Leishmania infantum. Fecal sample...
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in domestic cats from an urban area in ...
Silveira Neto, Luiz da; Widmer, Giovanni; Lima, Valéria Marçal Felix de; Meireles, Marcelo Vasconcelos; Inácio, Sandra Valéria; Marques, Marcel GambinWe investigated the occurrence of Cryptosporidium oocysts shedding by domestic cats in an urban setting. The calculation of minimum sample size was based on an estimated prevalence of 10%, 5% absolute sampling error and a 5% significance level, resulting in 138 cats. A total of 612 owners of 2,290 cats had to be contacted for achieving the minimal sample size. In the end, only 55 owners accepted to participate ...