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[[Image:Eimeria.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Eimeria'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]

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*Many species ~~occur~~

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''Eimeria spp.'' us the largest of the genus in the family ''Eimeriidae'', and affects a large number of the domestic species found within the UK.

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*All species are ~~host specific~~

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Each sporulated oocyst has 4 sporocysts, each containing 2 sporozoites. The life cycles are direct, and transmission is via the faecal-oral route.

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*Sporulated oocyst has 4 sporocysts which each contain 2 sporozoites

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**Oocyst measures 20-50μm

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*Direct life cycle

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*Transmission by the oral-faecal route

[[Category:Coccidia]]

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