Table 1.
Detailed information of Cryptosporidium infection identified in our study regions.
| Area | Pre-weaned calves (0–3 months) |
Post-weaned calves (3–12 months) |
Human (dairy farm workers) |
Water bodies |
Species diversity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample tested | Positive | Sample tested | Positive | Sample tested | Positive | Sample tested | Positive | C. parvum | C. ryanae | C. bovis | C. andersoni | Total | |
| Haripal (22°81′,88°10′ E) | 11 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Bhadreswar (22°82′,88°35′ E) | 14 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Gurap (23°03′,88°12′ E) | 13 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Dankuni (22°66′,88°29′ E) | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 3 (7.1%) | 78 | 24 (30.8%) | 26 | 5 (19.2%) | 15 | 1 (6.7%) | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 33 |