Prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in goats in selected locations in three agroclimatic zones of Sri Lanka

The prevalence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in the faeces of 1020 goats in three age categories was examined during 1999 in selected locations of three agroclimatic zones of Sri Lanka. The oocysts were demonstrated using the Sheather’s sucrose flotation method followed by staining with the modified Zi...

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Published in:Veterinary parasitology 2000-11, Vol.93 (2), p.95-101
Main Authors: Noordeen, F, Rajapakse, R.P.V.J, Faizal, A.C.M, Horadagoda, N.U, Arulkanthan, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Climate
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis - veterinary
Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium - isolation & purification
Cryptosporidium spp
Epidemiology-protozoa
Feces - parasitology
Goat
Goat Diseases - epidemiology
Goats
Prevalence
Rural Health
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka - epidemiology
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Summary:The prevalence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in the faeces of 1020 goats in three age categories was examined during 1999 in selected locations of three agroclimatic zones of Sri Lanka. The oocysts were demonstrated using the Sheather’s sucrose flotation method followed by staining with the modified Ziehl Neelsen technique. Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in animals from all agroclimatic zones with the highest prevalence of infection in the dry zone (33.6%) compared with 24.7 and 21.7% in the intermediate zones and wet, respectively ( P
ISSN:0304-4017
1873-2550
DOI:10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00361-7