Indirect immunofluorescent detection of oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum in the feces of naturally infected raccoons (Procyon lotor).
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.
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Animal Parasite Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Auburn, Alabama 36831-0952.
D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D003044:Coccidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D011821:Raccoons / Q000469:parasitology*
D000953:Antigens, Protozoan