Cryptosporidium species in post-weaned and adult sheep and goats from N.W. Spain: Public and animal health significance

Although the prevalences detected are low, these values are probably underestimated due to, amongst others, the cross-sectional design of the study and the intermittent oocyst-excretion of post-weaned and adult small ruminants. Thus, these animals may play an important role in the appearance of cryptosporidiosis outbreaks in humans and domestic ruminant neonates and therefore should be considered as a potential threat to animal production and human health.