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A Lancashire dairy farm cuts calf losses, antibiotic use and scour with a breakthrough vaccine against cryptosporidiosis.
A UK study finds 4 in 5 dairy farms hit by cryptosporidiosis, costing up to £30K. Gaps in prevention and awareness remain a key concern.
More than 70 cases of Cryptosporidium have been confirmed in the UK, believed to be connected to a farm shop in Vale of Glamorgan in April. A four-year-old boy was among those that fell ill, with ...
Human transmission of Cryptosporidium parvum Humans can become infected with Cryptosporidium parvum as well, as evidenced by the recent hospitalisation of 16 people in Wales, with a further 74 ...
The sequences belonged to C. parvum subtype family IIa; an important zoonotic C. parvum. C. parvum isolates in this study belonged to an uncommon C. parvum subtype family, especially ACATCA preceding ...
A vaccine against Cryptosporidium is available for the first time ever, for calvers in 2025. Cryptosporidium parvum, commonly referred to as Crypto, is a one-celled parasitic organism that causes ...
Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis are a pair of parasites that infect the small intestine and cause diarrhea in humans. Researchers have identified two new compounds that reduce ...
Four had significant similarities to Cryptosporidium parvum. Scientists said finding the point in the chain where contamination occurred is complicated by multiple vegetable varieties in a package.
Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan parasite that causes gastrointestinal disease in humans and animals worldwide. Infection is usually self-limited in immunocompetent individuals, ...
Scientists found cryptosporidium bugs on supermarket bags of ready-washed vegetables while dozens of people have been left sick in an E. coli outbreak believed to be caused by the bacteria in lettuce ...
Study: Presence of Cryptosporidium parvum in pre-washed vegetables from different supermarkets in South East England: A pilot study.Image Credit: Khomulo Anna/Shutterstock.com. Background ...