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Concurrent Cryptosporidium and parvovirus infections in a puppy
Author(s) -
DENHOLM KM,
HAITJEMA H,
GWYNNE BJ,
MORGAN UM,
IRWIN PJ
Publication year - 2001
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.1751-0813.2001.tb10708.x
Subject(s) - puppy , cryptosporidium , feces , biology , genotype , cryptosporidium parvum , parvovirus , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , virus , genetics , ecology
Cryptosporidium parvum , an intestinal coccidian parasite, was isolated from faeces and intestinal biopsies of a 9‐week‐old puppy with acute parvoviral gastroenteritis. Gene sequence analysis identified a Cryptosporidium genotype not previously recorded in Australia. The puppy recovered after treatment with crystalloid fluids, synthetic and natural colloids and jejunostomy tube feeding.