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WATER-BORNE CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM OOCYSTS CAUSING LIFE-THREATENING INFECTION OF BUFFALOES AND SHEEP IN EGYPT

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This study was carried out in a village at Assiut Governorate, Egypt to detect the prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum in different water samples that affecting the health condition of buffaloes and sheep. A total of 34 different types of water samples and 74 fecal samples from water-buffaloes and sheep were tested for Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts using PCR techniques. Cryptosporidium parvum were detected in local surface water, dug-well and tap-water in percentage of 70 %, 58.33 % & 41, 66 %, respectively, with overall percentage of 55.88%.Moreover, our study showed thatthe overall percentage of Cryptosporidium parvum among buffaloes and sheep in Assiut province, Egypt were 51.77% and 51.11%, respectively. Moreover, the results showed that the percentage of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in adult ewes and lambs were 40.00 % and 56.66%, respectively and adult female buffaloes and buffalo's calves were 46.66% and 57.14 %, respectively.

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10.21608/avmj.2011.166785

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Key words: Cryptosporidium, water, buffaloes, sheep, fecal matter, PCR

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KOTB

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* Dept. of Animal Medicine, Fac. of Vet. Med., Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

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ABDEL-RADY

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* Dept. of Animal Medicine, Fac. of Vet. Med., Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

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TANAKA

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Animal Physiology, National Agricultural Research Centre for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Kumamoto, Japan,

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57

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128

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2011-01-01

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2010-10-04

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2011-01-01

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1012-5973

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2314-5226

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Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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WATER-BORNE CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM OOCYSTS CAUSING LIFE-THREATENING INFECTION OF BUFFALOES AND SHEEP IN EGYPT

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