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Eimeria - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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.

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