Prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection and associated risk factors in calves in Egypt

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 17755 - 9
• Main Authors: Gattan, Hattan S., Alshammari, Ayed, Marzok, Mohamed, Salem, Mohamed, AL-Jabr, Omar A., Selim, Abdelfattah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 18.10.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326/417; 692/499; Cryptosporidium; Diarrhea; Domestic animals; Gastrointestinal diseases; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hygiene; Infections; multidisciplinary; Oocysts; Parasites; Pasture; Protozoa; Risk factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Zoonoses

Cryptosporidium is one of the causative parasitic agents that causes gastrointestinal diseases in calves. The parasite poses a zoonotic risk to immunocompromised individuals and children. Thus, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in calves in three Egyptian gove...