Cryptosporidium is an intracellular parasitic protozoan that can cause severe disease in a wide variety of young animals, children and immunocompromised persons.

• 摘要隐孢子虫是一种重要的人兽共患寄生性原虫，可引起儿童和免疫低下人群以及幼龄动物发生严重胃肠道疾病。