Coccidia (Coccidiasina) are a subclass of microscopic, spore-forming, single-celled obligate intracellular parasites belonging to the apicomplexan class...
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Coccidiosis (section Coccidia in dogs)
animals infected with coccidia are asymptomatic, but young or immunocompromised animals may suffer severe symptoms and death. While coccidia can infect a wide...
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treatment of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) in horses, caused by coccidia Sarcocystis neurona. Veterinarians have been preparing a formulary version...
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The Apicomplexa are a diverse group that includes organisms such as the coccidia, gregarines, piroplasms, haemogregarines, and plasmodia. Diseases caused...
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Apicomplexa, Cyclospora belong to the sub-class Coccidia and family Eimeriidae. Taxonomy of the coccidia is based upon morphological descriptions of observed...
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infection is coccidiosis caused by a protozoa (one-celled organisms) called coccidia. Cystoisospora, previously known Isospora, is a genus that causes coccidiosis...
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A coccidiostat is an antiprotozoal agent that acts upon Coccidia parasites. Examples include: Amprolium Arprinocid Artemether Clazuril Clopidol Decoquinate...
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partly understood. Two major clades have been identified: the isosporoid coccidia (Toxoplasma, Neospora, Isospora [in part], and Sarcocystis) and a second...
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treat coccidiosis in animals. Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease caused by coccidia, which are microscopic, spore-forming, single-celled obligate intracellular...
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protozoan Coccidia (from the Greek kokkis, "little berry"). In 1896, Gilchrist and Rixford named the organism Coccidioides ("resembling Coccidia") immitis...
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