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Diarrhoea associated with cryptosporidial oocyst shedding in a Quarterhorse stallion
Author(s) -
McKENZIE DMA,
DIFFAY BC
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb10351.x
Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , microbiology and biotechnology , horse , biology , diarrhea , virology , medicine , feces , gastroenterology , paleontology
Cryptosporidial oocyst shedding was detected in a 2.5‐year‐old Quarterhorse stallion with diarrhoea. Based on the detection of cryptosporidial oocysts, and the absence of other aetiological agents or enteropathogens, cryptosporidiosis was presumptively diagnosed. This case was unusual because cryptosporidial oocyst shedding is primarily found in some immunocompromised or immature horses, and has not been reported in healthy mature horses.