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[[Coccidiosis]]

==Introduction==

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

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

[[Image:Coccidia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Coccidia - Joel Mills]]

''The following refers specifically to the life cycle of Coccidia spp.''

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==''Isospora'' spp.==

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[[Isospora spp.|''Isospora'' spp.]]

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*Many species occur

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*All species are host specific

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*Sporulated oocyst contains 2 sporocysts each with 4 sporozoites

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**Oocyst measures 20-50μm

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*Usually direct life cycle

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**Transmission via the oral-faecal route

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*Some species use facultative intermediate hosts and form tissue cysts

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**Transmission via faecal-oral route or by ingestion of the intermediate host

==Coccidia of Poultry==

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