Effect of drying on the infectivity of cryptosporidia-laden calf feces for 3- to 7-day-old mice.
Cryptosporidium-laden calf fecal specimens (n = 13) of various consistencies were infective for infant mice, but infectivity for infant mice ceased after 1 to 4 days of drying.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002417:Cattle; D003044:Coccidia / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000635:transmission*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003890:Desiccation; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D051379:Mice; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature