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Cryptosporidium muris infection in bilbies (Macrotis lagotis)
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Cryptosporidium muris infection in bilbies (Macrotis lagotis)

K.S. Warren, R.A. Swan, U.M. Morgan-Ryan, J.A. Friend and A. Elliot
Australian Veterinary Journal, Vol.81(12), pp.739-741
2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.2003.tb14602.x
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Abstract

Cryptosporidiosis is an enteric disease of animals and humans that can be fatal in immunocompromised individuals. There is no known effective treatment for Cryptosporidiosis. Bilbies are threatened marsupials and are bred in captivity as part of a recovery program to re-introduce this species to the southwest of Western Australia. Cryptosporidium muris infection was detected in the faeces of bilbies at a captive breeding colony. Stress associated with a high density of bilbies in enclosures may have predisposed some of the bilbies to infection with C muris. C muris has been described in mice and was found in the faeces of one mouse trapped in the breeding enclosures. It is likely the bilbies acquired the infection from mice by faecal contamination of food and water. The infection cleared within 2 months from some bilbies, however others remained infected for 6 months and treatment was attempted with dimetridazole. Subsequently the parasite was no longer be detectable in the faeces.

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.246 Diarrheal Diseases
1.246.985 Cryptosporidium
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