Infection status of pigs with Cryptosporidium parvum.
To investigate the infection status of pigs with Cryptosporidium parvum, 589 fecal samples were collected from pigs raised at farm in Chungcheongbuk-do and Chungcheongnam-do. Of the 589 pig fecal samples, 62 (10.5%) were positive for C. parvum. The area showing the highest positive rate was Dangjin-gun, Chungcheongnam-do (14.0%), and the lowest (0%) Salmi-myon, Chungcheongbuk-do. The positive rate of C. parvum in Judok-eup increased from 12.7% in the winter to 22.1% in the summer. The results of this study suggest that the pigs may be a source of human C. parvum infection.
Yu
Jae-Ran
JR
Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju 380-701, Republic of Korea.
Seo
Min
M
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*