Chicken Coccidiosis: From the Parasite Lifecycle to Control of the Disease.

The poultry industry is one of the main providers of protein for the world's population, but it faces great challenges including coccidiosis, one of the diseases with the most impact on productive performance. Coccidiosis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus , which are a group of monoxenous obligate intracellular parasites. Seven species of this genus can affect chickens (, each with different pathogenic characteristics and targeting a specific intestinal location.