Cryptosporidia in the respiratory tract of turkeys.
Cryptosporidia were found in the respiratory tract of turkeys in eight flocks on five different farms over a 4-month period. Turkeys ranged in age from 2 1/2 weeks to 11 weeks of age. All had respiratory signs. Diagnoses were made by examining wet smears and confirmed by histopathological examinations.
D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000469:parasitology*; D014422:Turkeys / Q000469:parasitology*