Open AccessExperimental Cryptosporidium parvum infection in a Korean native calf isolated from a Korean mouse
Author(s) -
SungHwan Wee,
C G Lee,
Hoo-Don Joo,
Y.B. Kang
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
korean journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1738-0006
pISSN - 0023-4001
DOI - 10.3347/kjp.1992.30.4.259
Subject(s) - cryptosporidium parvum , feces , inoculation , biology , cryptosporidium , parasite hosting , diarrhea , microbiology and biotechnology , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , veterinary medicine , medicine , immunology , pathology , electrical engineering , world wide web , computer science , engineering
This study was performed to investigate experimental transmission of Cryptosporidium parvum in a calf. A 25-day-old Korean native calf was inoculated per os with 1 x 10(6) C. parvum oocysts isolated from a Korean mouse. The calf commenced oocyst discharge in feces on post-inoculation day 4, and continued until the day 11. The number of discharged oocysts peaked (4.9 x 10(5)) on post-inoculation day 6. However, the calf did not show signs of diarrhea. The present results indicate that C. parvum is cross-transmissible between the calf and the mouse.
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