Cryptosporidium species screening using Kinyoun technique in domestic cats with diarrhea.

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Address: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Pathology, Veterinary College, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil. fran.lemos@yahoo.com.br
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Cryptosporidium is a coccidian that can lead to diarrhea, especially in immunosuppressed individuals. Retroviruses are considered a primary cause of immunosuppression in cats. Fecal specimens and blood collected from the 60 cats were evaluated for the presence of acid-fast cryptosporidia in three consecutive stool samples and for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) antigen and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) antibody by ELISA testing. Five animals (8.33%) shedding oocysts were found, one was both FIV- and FeLV-negative and four were FeLV-positive.

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