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Coccidiosis
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Definition
: Protozoan infection found in animals and man. It is caused by several different genera of COCCIDIA.
protozoan infect caused by COCCIDIA, not COCCIDIOIDES; /drug ther: consider also COCCIDIOSTATS
See Also
Coccidiostats
Examples
Cryptosporidiosis
;
Cyclosporiasis
;
Isosporiasis
;
Sarcocystosis
;
Toxoplasmosis
Other names
Besnoitiasis; Coccidioses; Besnoitioses; Besnoitiases; Besnoitiosis
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
furanoeudesma-
1,3-
diene
0
*Oils, Volatile
*Sesquiterpenes, Eudesmane
Coccidiosis/drug therapy.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2010 Dec;40(3):699-706