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Cryptosporidium isolates from diarrheic foals in New Zealand (n = 9) were identified as C. parvum, subtyped at two polymorphic loci, and compared with human (n = 45) and bovine (n = 8) isolates. Foal C. parvum isolates were genetically diverse, markedly similar to human and bovine isolates, and carried GP60 IIaA18G3R1 alleles, indicating a zoonotic potential.
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Massey University, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Infectious Disease and Public Health Group, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand. a.grinberg@massey.ac.nz
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