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SM Journal of Infectious Diseases

Cryptosporidiosis of farm animals in the Republic of Armenia

[ ISSN : 3066-134X ]

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Received: 27-Oct-2018

Accepted: 30-Oct-2018

Published: 01-Nov-2018

Short Communication | Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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NZ Naghashyan*, LH Grigoryan, AR Mkrtchyan, and AR Hakobyan

Armenian National Agrarian University, Armenia

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Naghashyan NZ, Armenian National Agrarian University, Armenia, Email: naghov1950@rambler.ru

Abstract

The research on farm animal cryptosporidiosis has been carried out in three regions of Armenia. 26 samples of cattle faeces, 41 of sheep, 34 of pigs, and 65 of poultry faeces has been examined. Native smears were prepared from these samples, and then dyed by Ziehl-Neelsen. The oocysts of Cryptosporidium were found in 8 samples of cattle faeces (30.8%), 12 samples of sheep faeces (23.3%), and in 17 samples of pig faeces (50.0%), and mainly in young animals. Therefore cryptosporidiosis is rather prevalent in farm animals in Armenia.

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Naghashyan NZ, Grigoryan LH, Mkrtchyan AR and Hakobyan AR. Cryptosporidiosis of farm animals in the Republic of Armenia. SM Journal of Infect Dis. 2018; 3(1): 1011s.