The prevalence and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium spp. in small ruminants in Zambia
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The prevalence and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium spp. in small ruminants in Zambia F.Y. Goma a, T. Geurden b,∗, J. Siwila a, I.G.K. Phiri a, S. Gabriel a,b, E. Claerebout b, J. Vercruysse b a Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia b Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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تاریخ انتشار 2007