Occurrence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in Wrinkled Hornbill and other birds in the Kuala Lumpur National Zoo

• Main Authors: Rohela, M., Lim, Y.A., Jamaiah, I., Khadijah, P.Y., Laang, S.T., Nazri, M.H., Nurulhuda, Z.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4177/1/12.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4177/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16438177

The occurrence of a coccidian parasite, Cryptosporidium, among birds in the Kuala Lumpur National Zoo was investigated in this study. A hundred bird fecal samples were taken from various locations of the zoo. Fecal smears prepared using direct smear and formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique...