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1. Widespread presence of human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotype D in farmed foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in China: first identification and zoonotic concern

Author:
Jiang, Yanxue,   et al.   ; Yang, Yuqi; Lin, Yongchao; Li, Qiao; Zhang, Siwen; Tao, Wei; Wan, Qiang; Li, Wei;     Show all 8 Authors
Source:
Parasitology research 2015 v.114 no.11 pp. 4341-4348
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Nyctereutes procyonoides; Vulpes vulpes; adults; captive animals; dog diseases; feces; foxes; genes; genotype; hosts; humans; internal transcribed spacers; juveniles; loci; polymerase chain reaction; public health; ribosomal RNA; sequence analysis; wild animals; China
Abstract:
... Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a well-known causative agent of microsporidial infections in a variety of mammal hosts including humans in China, whereas there were no epidemiological data on wild animals bred in captivity, and the role of the neglected hosts in transmission of zoonotic microsporidiasis remains unknown. Herein, we investigated feces from 191 farmed foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and 162 farmed ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-015-4714-6