Infection by Cryptosporidium spp. In dogs from Araçatuba, SP, Brazil.
Keywords:
dog, Cryptosporidium spp, oocysts, antigens, ELISAAbstract
Fecal samples from 420 dogs were examined in order to detect Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts by
means of Kinyoun acid-fast stain and Sheather techniques. The Cryptosporidium spp. antigens were
detected by direct ELISA technique. Out of the 420 samples, 10 (2.4%) were positive by the ELISA
technique and 4 (1.0%) by the Kinyoun acid-fast stain and Sheather techniques. Despite the use of
three different diagnostic methods, occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in the dogs of this study was
low. Such low incidence, associated to the absence of symptoms, suggests that this protozoa has no
clinical relevance for the dogs in studied areas.
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Saraiva Bresciani KD, Talamini do Amarante AF, Marçal Felix de Lima V, Marcondes M, Leydson Formiga Feitosa F, Vidovix Táparo C, Marques Serrano AC, Naomi Ishizaki M, Olimpio Tome R, Venturoli Perri SH, Vasconcelos Meireles M. Infection by Cryptosporidium spp. In dogs from Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. RVZ [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];15(3):466-8. Available from: https://rvz.emnuvens.com.br/rvz/article/view/396
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