Cryptosporidium species in lambs submitted for diagnostic postmortem examination in England and Wales

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS is a common enteric disease in human beings and a wide range of animal species. Cryptosporidium parvum is the main species responsible for zoonotic infection in Britain. In a previous study, [Pritchard and others (2007)][1] evaluated the zoonotic hazard associated with subclinical

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