Epidemiology and molecular relationships of Cryptosporidium spp. in people, primates, and livestock from Western Uganda.

• Main Authors: Stephanie J Salyer (Author), Thomas R Gillespie (Author), Innocent B Rwego (Author), Colin A Chapman (Author), Tony L Goldberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cryptosporidium is one of the most common parasitic diarrheal agents in the world and is a known zoonosis. We studied Cryptosporidium in people, livestock, and non-human primates in the region of Kibale National Park, Uganda. Land use change near the park has resulted in fragmented forest patches co...