samples of formalin fixed gastrointestinal organs of three month ostrich chicks were submitted to the department of pathology, razi vaccine and serum research institute. histologically hepatitis and pancreatitis with large eosinophilic intra nuclear inclusion bodies were prominent in hepatic and pancreatic cells. these inclusions were suspected as adenovirus inclusion body hepatitis (ibh) in va...

Cryptosporidium parvum is a coccidian parasite that infects the microvilli of intestinal epithelial cells. Strains that infect horses and cattle can also infect man, and therefore cryptosporidiosis is a zoonotic disease. In horses, cryptosporidiosis is most commonly seen in foals (most frequently 1–4 weeks of age) and is associated with diarrhoea and weight loss. Immunocompromised foals (includ...

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases ¦ Volume 10 ¦ Issue 1 ¦ January-March 2018 29 4. Lebbad M, Beser J, Insulander M, Karlsson L, Mattsson JG, Svenungsson B, et al. Unusual cryptosporidiosis cases in Swedish patients: Extended molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium viatorum and Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I. Parasitology 2013;140:1735-40. 5. Insulander M, Silverlås C, Lebbad M, K...

Introduction: Human cryptosporidiosis is caused by infection with Cryptosporidium. Nitazoxanide has shown activity against cryptosporidium. The objective of this study is to see treatment outcomes with 7 days of nitazoxanide in immunocompetent adult patients diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis and to consider combination therapy which includes nitazoxanide with paromomycin or azithromycin? Study D...

We conclude that cryptosporidiosis in infants in developing countries is not only a common cause of diarrhoea but a cause of excess mortality. Table II shows that in children with cryptosporidiosis in infancy4 3deaths ((36 x 26/442) + (54 x 19/463)) could be expected in children aged 1-23 months. However, 16 deaths were recorded. Eradication of cryptosporidiosis in infancy by prevention and tre...

Campylobacter and Cryptosporidium are two common causes of gastroenteritis in the United States. National incidence rates measured for these pathogens in 2015 were 17.7 and 3.0 per 100,000 population, respectively; Nebraska was among the states with the highest incidence for both campylobacteriosis (26.6) and cryptosporidiosis (≥6.01) (1). Although campylobacteriosis and cryptosporidiosis are p...