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Eimeriosis is a disease caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus, Eimeria. The disease causes high mortality, morbidity and adverse effects in the infected hosts. Eimeriosis is responsible for worldwide economic loss. Traditional control of coccidiosis is mainly relies on chemoprophylaxis that appeared to be effective for the last decades. However the increased occurrence of resistance against all anticoccidial drugs has left the poultry industry with a renewed challenge for coccidiosis prevention and control. This propelled the search for alternative strategies to fit this problem. This chapter is focusing on the use of trace elements nanoparticle supplementation and nanoparticle based vaccination due to their major importance.
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Dkhil, M.A., Al-Quraishy, S. (2016). Nanoparticles Against Eimeriosis. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Nanoparticles in the Fight Against Parasites. Parasitology Research Monographs, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25292-6_11
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