cryptosporidum in sheep as a source for human infection

cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that infects epithelial cells of the intestine in a wide variety of vertebrates. during the last decade, cryptosporidiosis has emerged as a cause of diarrhea in man. most of the' patients have aids, and have had contact with infected animals. in this study ' 510 samples were collected from sheep and examined for detection of this parasite. the result showed that 26.x6% of animals were colonised. fattened sheep were less infected than lambs and those kept for milk.