Bovine cryptosporidiosis: clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic aspects

Authors

  • Dielson Vieira Unesp/FMVA
  • Weslen Fabricio Pires Teixeira Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia
  • Welber Daniel Zanetti Lopes Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia
  • Mariana Fachini Esperança Universidade Estadual de São Paulo (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências, Bauru.
  • Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani Universidade Estadual de São Paulo (Unesp), Escola de Medicina Veterinária, Araçatuba.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v13n7a369.1-7

Keywords:

coccidia, Cryptosporidium, diarrhea

Abstract

Bovine cryptosporidiosis is caused mainly by the following species of the genus Cryptosporidium: Cryptosporidium parvum, Cryptosporidium bovis, Cryptosporidium andersoni and Cryptosporidium rynae. The appearance of clinical signs in infected cattle is directly correlated to the age, host immune status and the parasite species responsible for the infection. Diarrhea is the most evident clinical sign during bovine cryptosporidiosis, and it is usually observed in newborn calves infected with C. parvum. Of all species of the genus Cryptosporidium that affects cattle, C. parvum is the only one that is known to have zoonotic potential. Bovine animals, when infected by this species, excrete large amounts of oocysts of the parasite in the environment, a very important factor in the epidemiology of this coccidiosis. The absence of effective drugs and vaccines against Cryptosporidium spp. in cattle, point to the need for prophylactic measures aimed at the proper management of animals. The objective of this review was to elucidate the clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic aspects of cryptosporidiosis in cattle.

Published

2019-08-16

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Bovine cryptosporidiosis: clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic aspects. (2019). Pubvet, 13(07). https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v13n7a369.1-7

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