ORGANISM 2--Eimeria species
PARASITES OF BIRDS, REPTILES, AND MAMMALS OTHER THAN MAN
OOCYST
Similar to Isospora belli except for four sporocysts with two sporozoites in each.
SPECIMEN OF CHOICE: Fecal specimen, looking for oocyst.
Figure 2-8. Eimeria species.
ORGANISM 3--Cryptosporidium species
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
COMMON NAME: None.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Cosmopolitan.
PATHOGENESIS: Normally a parasite in the intestines of reptiles, birds, and mammals
other than man; increasing number of human cases, causing severe diarrhea
mostly in immunosuppressed persons.
HABITAT: Intestines.
INTERMEDIATE HOST: None.
RESERVOIR HOST: Mammals.
INFECTIVE FORM: Mature oocyst.
MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.
LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION:
SPECIMEN OF CHOICE: Feces.
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