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Infection status of pigs with Cryptosporidium parvum

  • Yu, Jae-Ran (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Seo, Min (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University)
  • Published : 2004.03.01
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Abstract

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.

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