Discovery of three novel
coccidian parasites infecting California sea lions (Zalophus Californianus) with evidence of sexual replication and interspecies pathogenicity.
Coccidian parasites are relatively common residents of the intestinal tracts of animals, and actual infection of host animals often only occurs in young animals and after stress.
Ferret shelters have had outbreaks of diarrhea linked to an intestinal
coccidian parasite, Eimeria furonis.
Not exact matches
These internal
parasites, called
coccidians, live in a bird's gut and disrupt the animal's ability to get nutrients.
She was diagnosed by her referring veterinarian with coccidiosis, an infection of the intestinal tract caused by an ingestion of
parasites (
coccidian protozoa).
Many
parasites are more common in younger animals, but pets of any age can get giardia or
coccidian infections.