MIXED INFECTIONS BY BOVINE CORONAVIRUS, ROTAVIRUS AND CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM IN AN OUTBREAK OF NEONATAL DIARRHEA IN BEEF CATTLE
ABSTRACT This article describes the role of bovine coronavirus, rotavirus and Cryptosporidium parvum in an outbreak of beef calf diarrhea in Presidente Epitácio, São Paulo State. Two out 9 fecal samples were positive to BCoV, 6 to C. parvum and 6 to rotavirus, with 4 rotavirus-C. parvumco-infections, 1 BCoV-C. parvumco-infection and 1 rotavirus-BCoV co-infection. These results show the need for a detailed survey of the etiology of diarrheas, aiming to evaluate the agents spread in a flock, allowing the design of prophylactic measures against gastroenteritis outbreaks.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Biológico
2007
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572007000100033 |
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