[Cryptosporidium sp. and Isospora suis in swine in Italy].
The presence of Cryptosporidium sp. and Isospora suis is reported for the first time in piglets in Italy, in the province of Mantova: the first one has been found in 1 and the second one in 39 out of 200 litters. Two piglets, respectively 20-day-old and 24-day-old, were experimentally infected with Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts from naturally infected calves, without clinical signs.
D000818:Animals; D003044:Coccidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007549:Isospora / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007558:Italy; D013552:Swine / Q000469:parasitology*
Cryptosporidium sp. e Isospora suis nel suino in Italia.