Infection status of pigs with Cryptosporidium parvum.
10.3347/kjp.2004.42.1.45
- Author:
Jae Ran YU
;
Min SEO
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Cryptosporidium parvum;
pig;
infection status
- MeSH:
Animal Husbandry;
Animals;
Cryptosporidiosis/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary;
Cryptosporidium parvum/*isolation & purification;
Feces/parasitology;
Korea/epidemiology;
Parasite Egg Count;
Swine;
Swine Diseases/*epidemiology/*parasitology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2004;42(1):45-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
To investigate the infection status of pigs with Cryptosporidium parvum, 589 fecal samples were collected from pigs raised at farm in Chungcheongbuk-do and Chungcheongnam-do. Of the 589 pig fecal samples, 62 (10.5%) were positive for C. parvum. The area showing the highest positive rate was Dangjin-gun, Chungcheongnam-do (14.0%), and the lowest (0%) Salmi-myon, Chungcheongbuk-do. The positive rate of C. parvum in Judok-eup increased from 12.7% in the winter to 22.1% in the summer. The results of this study suggest that the pigs may be a source of human C. parvum infection.
