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. 1992 Dec;30(12):3277–3279. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.12.3277-3279.1992

Bovine humoral immune response to Cryptosporidium parvum.

D A Mosier 1, T L Kuhls 1, K R Simons 1, R D Oberst 1
PMCID: PMC270649  PMID: 1452716

Abstract

Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease predominantly affecting cattle and humans. Sera from experimentally infected calves and calves of various ages with no histories of exposure were evaluated for immunoglobulin G to Cryptosporidium parvum. An age-associated increase in immunoglobulin G was present in experimental calves and in calves with no histories of infection from 1 to 3, but not > 3, months of age.

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