Criptosporidiose fatal em aves de criaçäo caipira / Fatal cryptosporidiosis in rural poultry

Five outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis in adult poultry (guinea's fowl, turkey and chickens) are reported in the rural area of Santo Antônio do Amparo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Clinical signs consisting of sudden death, enteritis, incoordination and paralysis were observed. The presence Cryptosporidium sp was confirmed in intestine by histological examination