Rickard L G, Bishop J K
College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331.
J Protozool. 1988 Aug;35(3):335-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1988.tb04101.x.
Eimeria alpacae, E. punoensis, E. lamae, and E. macusaniensis were identified in fecal samples from 189 llama (Lama glama (L.] adults and 50 llama crias (animals less than one year of age of any species in the genus Lama) from central and western Oregon. In both adults and crias, E. alpacae was the most common species found. The least common was E. macusaniensis, which was found in only two adults. Overall prevalence and numbers of animals with mixed infections was approximately twice as high in crias as in adults.
在俄勒冈州中部和西部的189只成年羊驼（小羊驼（Lama glama (L.)））和50只羊驼幼崽（小羊驼属中任何物种年龄小于一岁的动物）的粪便样本中，鉴定出了阿尔帕卡艾美球虫、普诺艾美球虫、拉马艾美球虫和马库萨尼艾美球虫。在成年羊驼和羊驼幼崽中，阿尔帕卡艾美球虫都是最常见的种类。最不常见的是马库萨尼艾美球虫，仅在两只成年羊驼中发现。总体而言，羊驼幼崽混合感染的总体患病率和感染动物数量约为成年羊驼的两倍。
