Fatal cryptosporidiosis in a calf.
10.14405/kjvr.2014.54.4.257
- Author:
Kang Hyun BAEK
1
;
Hyun Kyoung LEE
;
Kyung Hyun LEE
;
Ha Young KIM
;
Jung Won PARK
;
Bo Ram LEE
;
Ji Woong HER
;
Myoung Heon LEE
;
You Chan BAE
Author Information
1. Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang 430-757, Korea. 100kkang@korea.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
calf diarrhea;
cryptosporidiosis;
cryptosporidium parvum;
oocyst
- MeSH:
Animals;
Atrophy;
Autopsy;
Cryptosporidiosis*;
Cryptosporidium parvum;
Diarrhea;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Intestine, Small;
Lymph Nodes;
Microscopy, Electron;
Neutrophil Infiltration;
Oocysts;
Plants;
Quarantine
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2014;54(4):257-260
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A calf suffering from diarrhea was admitted to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency for diagnostic evaluation. Postmortem examination revealed that the mesenteric lymph node was enlarged and small intestine wall was thin. Microscopically, a large number of small round organisms were attached to the small intestine villi. Villous atrophy and proprial neutrophil infiltration were also observed. Based on modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining, electron microscopy, and ELISA results, the calf was diagnosed with fatal cryptosporidiosis.
