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'''[[Coccidiosis - Horse|Coccidia of Horses]]

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~~==Coccidia of Pigs==~~

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~~[[Image:Isospora suis oocyst.jpg|thumb|right|150px|'~~'~~Isospora suis~~'' ~~oocyst from pig faeces - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]~~

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*Many species of ''Eimeria'' and ''Isospora''

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*Only ''Isospora suis'' is of clinical pathogenic importance

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*Causes sporadic, serious and sometimes fatal disease in unweaned piglets

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**Causes profuse [[~~Intestine Diarrhoea~~ - ~~Pathology~~|~~diarrhoea]]~~

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*Very short 1 week prepatent period

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*[[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|Diarrhoea]] ~~starts before oocysts are shed in faeces~~

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**Ante-mortem diagnosis is difficult

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*Death usually occurs after parasites have left the host

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**Post-mortem diagnosis difficult

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**''Isospora'' infections are '''self-limiting'''

==Coccidia of Dogs==

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