Eimeria species are ubiquitous protozoan parasites that affect a wide range of livestock, notably small ruminants such as sheep and goats, as well as cattle. These infections, termed coccidiosis, have ...

A new Eimeria sp. is described as the cause of an outbreak of renal coccidiosis in double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in Georgia. Sporulated oocysts were spherical to subspherical and ...

Few experimental studies have documented the negative effect of parasites on fitness of hosts under natural or seminatural conditions. We studied the effect of Eimeria arizonensis (Protozoa) on ...

My 9-year-old dog, Harper, recently underwent a battery of blood tests and a fecal exam for an upcoming surgery. Her results were normal for the most part, but the fecal exam turned up an unexpected ...

Helminthological Society of Washington, D.C. Motriuk-Smith, D., R.S. Seville, L. Quealy, and C.E. Oliver. Comparison of the ITS1 and ITS2 rDNA in Eimeria ...

Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease usually seen in young beef and dairy calves aged between three weeks and six months. Infection is chiefly dependent on the level of challenge they face and their ...