title: Epidemiological Observations on Cryptosporidiosis in Diarrheic Goat Kids in Greece.
abstract: This study aimed at investigating the occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in diarrheic goat kids in Greece and the risk factors associated with cryptosporidiosis. Altogether, 292 diarrheic 4-15-day-old goat kids from 54 dairy goat herds of Northern Greece were examined. Oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp. were detected in 223 of 292 (76.4%) goat kids and the intensity of infection was scored as "high" in 142 samples, "moderate" in 45 samples, and "low" in 36 samples. Larger herds (>200 animals) had higher infection rates than smaller ones, although this difference was not statistically significant. Significantly higher infection rates were observed in herds during late kidding season (1 January to 30 April) compared to the early one (1 September to 31 December). These results suggest that cryptosporidiosis is very common in diarrheic goat kids in Greece, especially in large herds during the late parturition season.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 546 27 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nektarios D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Giadinis
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Shawkat Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Lafi
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 546 27 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papanikolopoulou
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karanikola
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diakou
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Laboratory, 69100 Komotini, Greece.
authors.forename: Vergos
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vergidis
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 546 27 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Evi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ioannidou
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 546 27 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Harilaos
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karatzias
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