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Infection status of pigs with Cryptosporidium parvum

Author(s) -

Jae-Ran Yu,

Min Seo

Publication year - 2004

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.2004.42.1.45

Subject(s) - cryptosporidium parvum , feces , biology , veterinary medicine , infection rate , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , medicine , surgery

To investigate the infection status of pigs with Cryptosporidium parvum, 589 fecal samples were collected from pigs raised at farm in Chungcheongbuk-do and Chungcheongnam-do. Of the 589 pig fecal samples, 62 (10.5%) were positive for C. parvum. The area showing the highest positive rate was Dangjin-gun, Chungcheongnam-do (14.0%), and the lowest (0%) Salmi-myon, Chungcheongbuk-do. The positive rate of C. parvum in Judok-eup increased from 12.7% in the winter to 22.1% in the summer. The results of this study suggest that the pigs may be a source of human C. parvum infection.

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