[Isolation and identification of Cryptosporidium from various animals in Korea. I. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium in various animals].
Cryptosporidium, a coccidian protozoa, commonly causes a self-limiting diarrheal illness in humans and animals. Fecal samples from various animals in Chonbuk district were observed using Sheather's flotation technique, Kinyoun's modified acid-fast staining, and osmic acid pre-fixed Giemsa staining. The oocysts were detected in 74 cages (29.6%) out of 250 cages of mature mice, 26 (13.3%) out of 195 mature house rats, 75(15.0%) out of 4-week-old 500 fowls, 98(19.9%) out of 6 to 8-month-old 500 pigs, and 111(22.2%) out of 2 to 5-year-old 500 dairy cattle, respectively. The degree of prevalence was slight in general, but actual prevalence was higher than infection rate because the detection rates were higher in repeated-preparation examinations in comparison to the first examination. Meanwhile, large and small types of oocysts were detected from mice, house rats, pigs, and cattle, and medium type from fowls.
Rhee
J K
JK
Department of Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Chonju, Korea.
Seu
Y S
YS
Park
B K
BK
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007723:Korea; D009115:Muridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011200:Poultry / Q000469:parasitology*; D013552:Swine / Q000469:parasitology*