Coccidiosis

Frequent parasitic disease caused by coccidia (Isospora suis, Eimeria…), unicellular organisms of the Sporozoan phylum. Relatively contagious between animals, coccidiosis is transmitted by the fecal-oral route and the coccidia develop mainly in the intestine of its hosts. Many animal species can be parasitized by coccidia: poultry, calves, young piglets, goats…