Leucocytozoon parasites infect many species of avian hosts, including domestic chicken, and can inflict heavy economic loss on the poultry industry. Two major species of Leucocytozoon parasites have been reported in China, L. sabrazesi and L. caulleryi, although L. sabrazesi appears to be more widespread than L. caulleryi in southern China. The traditional method for detecting Leucocytozoon inf...

Sulfa drugs are potent and important anti-pneumocystis agents, but have a high incidence of adverse effects in AIDS patients. Although 15,000 sulfa drugs have been synthesized and dozens have been used in people, relatively few have been tested against P. carinii. In order to determine whether there are sulfa drugs which are better antipneumocystis agents than sulfamethoxazole and dapsone, we h...

In-feed Medication has been used for a long time to prevent coccidiosis, a worldwide protozoal disease in rabbits. Florfenicol (FFC) has been widely used in veterinary clinics for bacterial diseases treatment. Therefore, the use of combinations of coccidiostats with FFC in rabbits is common. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of three coccidiostats, sulfaquinoxaline (SUL), ro...