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SUBMITTER: Zhang XX
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4529932 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Xiao-Xuan XX Zhang Nian-Zhang NZ Zhao Guang-Hui GH Zhao Quan Q Zhu Xing-Quan XQ
BioMed research international 20150726
Cryptosporidiosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Cryptosporidium spp., sometimes leading to severe diarrhea in humans and animals. In the present study, 311 parrots, belonging to four species, namely, Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), Lovebirds (Agapornis sp.), Alexandrine parakeets (Psittacula eupatria), and Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), from Beijing and Weifang cities, were examined for Cryptosporidium spp. infection. Blood samples of each bird were examined using enzyme linked im ...[more]