Impact of confinement housing on study end-points in the calf model of cryptosporidiosis.

• Main Authors: Geneva Graef (Author), Natalie J Hurst (Author), Lance Kidder (Author), Tracy L Sy (Author), Laura B Goodman (Author), Whitney D Preston (Author), Samuel L M Arnold (Author), Jennifer A Zambriski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in children < 5 years globally and the parasite genus Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of that diarrhea. The global disease burden attributable to cryptosporidiosis is substantial and the only approved chemotherapeutic, nitazoxanide, has poor effica...