A SURVEY FOR CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPP IN MAMMALS AT THE BARCELONA ZOO

Citation
Ms. Gomez et al., A SURVEY FOR CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPP IN MAMMALS AT THE BARCELONA ZOO, International journal for parasitology, 26(11), 1996, pp. 1331-1333
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
ISSN journal
00207519
Volume
26
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1331 - 1333
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7519(1996)26:11<1331:ASFCSI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Mammals housed at the Barcelona Zoo belonging to the orders Carnivora, Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Proboscidea were examined for Crypto sporidium infections. A total of 183 fecal samples from 17 carnivores and 34 herbivores revealed patent infections in only 6 herbivore speci es (5 artiodactyls of the families Bovidae and Giraffidae and 1 periss odactyl of the family Rhinocerotidae); all carnivores were negative. I ntensity of infection was found to be generally low. Connochaetes taur inus taurinus, Gazella dorcas neglecta, Kobus ellipsiprymmus and Giraf fa camelopardalis constitute new host species for the parasite.