Epidemiological Observations on Cryptosporidiosis in Diarrheic Goat Kids in Greece
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eba19f26b96846d9b03bf5c07133b1c82025-08-20T02:22:21ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine International2090-81132042-00482015-01-01201510.1155/2015/764193764193Epidemiological Observations on Cryptosporidiosis in Diarrheic Goat Kids in GreeceNektarios D. Giadinis0Elias Papadopoulos1Shawkat Q. Lafi2Vasiliki Papanikolopoulou3Sofia Karanikola4Anastasia Diakou5Vergos Vergidis6Lihua Xiao7Evi Ioannidou8Harilaos Karatzias9Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 546 27 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Pathology and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, JordanClinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 546 27 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceNational Veterinary Laboratory, 69100 Komotini, GreeceDivision of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USAClinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 546 27 Thessaloniki, GreeceClinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, 546 27 Thessaloniki, GreeceThis 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/764193 |
| spellingShingle | Nektarios D. Giadinis Elias Papadopoulos Shawkat Q. Lafi Vasiliki Papanikolopoulou Sofia Karanikola Anastasia Diakou Vergos Vergidis Lihua Xiao Evi Ioannidou Harilaos Karatzias Epidemiological Observations on Cryptosporidiosis in Diarrheic Goat Kids in Greece Veterinary Medicine International |
| title | Epidemiological Observations on Cryptosporidiosis in Diarrheic Goat Kids in Greece |
| title_full | Epidemiological Observations on Cryptosporidiosis in Diarrheic Goat Kids in Greece |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiological Observations on Cryptosporidiosis in Diarrheic Goat Kids in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiological Observations on Cryptosporidiosis in Diarrheic Goat Kids in Greece |
| title_short | Epidemiological Observations on Cryptosporidiosis in Diarrheic Goat Kids in Greece |
| title_sort | epidemiological observations on cryptosporidiosis in diarrheic goat kids in greece |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/764193 |
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