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Table 2 Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in goat kids by age and diarrhea status

From: Zoonotic Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in lambs and goat kids in Algeria

Distribution

No. of samples

No. positive for Cryptosporidium (%)

Cryptosporidium spp. (no. of samples)

By age (days)

 1–7

22

2 (9.1)

C. xiaoi (2)

 8–14

25

5 (20.0)

C. xiaoi (3), C. ubiquitum (2)

 15–21

27

1 (3.7)

C. xiaoi (1)

 22–28

18

0

 

By age (days) and diarrhea status

 1–7

  Diarrheic

8

2 (25.0)

C. xiaoi (2)

  Non-diarrheic

14

0 (0)

 

 8–14

  Diarrheic

9

5 (55.6)

C. xiaoi (3), C. ubiquitum (2)

  Non-diarrheic

16

0 (0)

 

 15–21

  Diarrheic

4

1 (25.0)

C. xiaoi (1)

  Non-diarrheic

23

0 (0)

 

 22–28

  Diarrheic

2

0 (0)

 

  Non-diarrheic

16

0 (0)

 

Total

92

8 (8.7)

C. xiaoi (6), C. ubiquitum (2)