Prevalence and risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium oocysts shedding in pigs in Central Vietnam

We investigated the prevalence and risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium oocysts shedding in pigs in Central Vietnam. A total of 740 single fecal samples collected from diarrheic and non-diarrheic pigs on 89 farms were screened by the modified Ziehl–Neelsen staining method. Prevalence at the...

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Published in:Research in veterinary science 2012-10, Vol.93 (2), p.848-852
Main Authors: Nguyen, Sam Thi, Honma, Hajime, Geurden, Thomas, Ikarash, Makoto, Fukuda, Yasuhiro, Huynh, Vu Vy, Nguyen, Duc Tan, Nakai, Yutaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Central Vietnam
Confidence intervals
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis - pathology
Cryptosporidiosis - veterinary
Cryptosporidium
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - parasitology
Diarrhea - veterinary
Epidemiology
Farms
Feces - parasitology
Genotype & phenotype
Hogs
Infections
Microbiology
Multivariate analysis
Oocysts
Parasites
Pig
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Rural development
Swine
Swine Diseases - epidemiology
Swine Diseases - parasitology
Swine Diseases - pathology
Veterinary medicine
Vietnam - epidemiology
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Summary:We investigated the prevalence and risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium oocysts shedding in pigs in Central Vietnam. A total of 740 single fecal samples collected from diarrheic and non-diarrheic pigs on 89 farms were screened by the modified Ziehl–Neelsen staining method. Prevalence at the animal and the farm levels were 18.1% (134/740) and 71.9% (64/89), respectively. Risk factors for the infection were identified using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. The results revealed that age, sanitary condition and topography were significantly associated with oocyst shedding (P
ISSN:0034-5288
1532-2661
DOI:10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.01.007