Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cryptosporidium species screening using Kinyoun technique in domestic cats with diarrhea.
- Journal:
- Journal of feline medicine and surgery
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- de Oliveira Lemos, Francesca et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Pathology · Brazil
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Cryptosporidium is a coccidian that can lead to diarrhea, especially in immunosuppressed individuals. Retroviruses are considered a primary cause of immunosuppression in cats. Fecal specimens and blood collected from the 60 cats were evaluated for the presence of acid-fast cryptosporidia in three consecutive stool samples and for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) antigen and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) antibody by ELISA testing. Five animals (8.33%) shedding oocysts were found, one was both FIV- and FeLV-negative and four were FeLV-positive.
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