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==Coccidia of Pigs==
==Coccidia of Pigs==
*Many species of ''Eimeria'' and ''Isospora''
*Only ''Isospora suis'' is of clinical pathogenic importance
*Causes sporadic, serious and sometimes fatal disease in unweaned piglets
**Causes profuse [[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|diarrhoea]]
*Very short 1 week prepatent period
*[[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|Diarrhoea]] starts before oocysts are shed in faeces
**Ante-mortem diagnosis is difficult
*Death usually occurs after parasites have left the host
**Post-mortem diagnosis difficult
**''Isospora'' infections are '''self-limiting'''
==Coccidia of Dogs==
==Coccidia of Dogs==
*2 common and 2 less common ''Isospora'' species
*Occasionally can cause disease
*Little pathogenicity
*Even if faecal oocyst count is high, other causes of [[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|diarrhoea]] should be looked for
==Coccidia of Cats==
==Coccidia of Cats==
[[Image:Coccidia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Coccidia in Cat Faeces - Joel Mills]]
[[Image:Coccidia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Coccidia in Cat Faeces - Joel Mills]]
*2 common ''Isospora'' species with little clinical significance
*Oocysts in faeces have to be distinguised from those of ''Toxoplasma'' (smaller) and ''Sarcocytis'' (sporulated or naked sporocyts in faeces)
==Coccidia of Rabbits==
==Coccidia of Rabbits==