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Abstract
Fecal samples from 100 wild raccoons were examined for the presence of oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum using a commercially available indirect immunofluorescent detection procedure. Thirteen (13%) of the samples were positive for oocysts. All positive samples were from juvenile raccoons. Over 61% of the infected samples contained moderate to large numbers of oocysts. Raccoons may serve as potential reservoirs for transmission of C. parvum.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3057164
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Parasitol ISSN: 0022-3395 Impact factor: 1.276