Korean J Parasitol.  1991 Jun;29(2):139-148. 10.3347/kjp.1991.29.2.139.

Isolation and identification of Cryptosporidium from various animals in Korea. I. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium in various animals

• Rhee JK
• Seu YS
• Park BK

• KMID: 1715560
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1991.29.2.139

Abstract

Cryptosporidium, a coccidian protozoa, commonly causes a self-limiting diarrheal illness in humans and animals. Fecal samples from various animals in Chonbuk district were observed using Sheather's flotation technique, Kinyoun's modified acid-fast staining, and osmic acid pre-fixed Giemsa staining. The oocysts were detected in 74 cages (29.6%) out of 250 cages of mature mice, 26 (13.3%) out of 195 mature house rats, 75(15.0%) out of 4-week-old 500 fowls, 98(19.9%) out of 6 to 8-month-old 500 pigs, and 111(22.2%) out of 2 to 5-year-old 500 dairy cattle, respectively. The degree of prevalence was slight in general, but actual prevalence was higher than infection rate because the detection rates were higher in repeated-preparation examinations in comparison to the first examination. Meanwhile, large and small types of oocysts were detected from mice, house rats, pigs, and cattle, and medium type from fowls.

MeSH Terms

English-Abstract
Korea-
Parasite-Egg-Count
*Cattle-parasitology
*Cryptosporidium-isolation-and-purification
*Muridae-parasitology
*Poultry-parasitology
*Swine-parasitology