Image Database: Cryptosporidiosis

Additional Resources:
Cryptosporidiosis Factsheet


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Photo #: CRP_001
Description:
Bovine, intestinal impression smear. Cryptosporidia in this preparation are acid-fast (red), round and have faint halos.
Credit: Dr. S. Sorden, Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology
   

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Photo #: CRP_002
Description:
Snake, stomach. The mucosal folds are markedly thickened, and there are numerous pinpoint foci of hyperemia. Hypertrophic gastritis due to Cryptosporidium sp.
Credit: AFIP

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and Plum Island Animal Disease Center.