Experimental Cryptosporidium baileyi infections in chickens and turkeys produced by ocular inoculation of oocysts.
Developmental stages of Cryptosporidium baileyi were observed on the conjunctival epithelium of 3 of 14 chicks and none of 7 turkeys following ocular inoculation of oocysts. No clinical signs of disease were observed in chicks or turkeys. All 14 chicks had developmental stages of C. baileyi in the cloaca, whereas 4 of the 7 turkeys were infected at this site.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000469:parasitology*; D002988:Cloaca / Q000469:parasitology; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology*; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000254:growth & development; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D014422:Turkeys / Q000469:parasitology*