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This study revealed the prevalence of Cryptosporidium parasite by using 120 fecal
sample from wild pigeons in Baghdad city during the period Jounuary2013 to
December 2013. The total infection rate was 40% [48/120] which divided in to
38.18% [21/55]in males and 41.53%[27/65] in females. A high infection rate 76.66%
[23/30] was recorded in winter season, while a low infection rate 16.66%[5/30] was
found in Autumn. The three Cryptosporidium species oocysts were detected varied
from small (Cryptosporidium meleagridis ) , medium ( Cryptosporidium baileyi ) and large
size( Cryptosporidium galli ).
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