| Literature DB >> 23022616 |
Charlotte Silverlås1, Jens G Mattsson, Mona Insulander, Marianne Lebbad.
Abstract
We believe that we present the first evidence of zoonotic transmission of the bird parasite, Cryptosporidium meleagridis. Despite being the third most common cause of human cryptosporidiosis, an identified zoonotic source has not been reported to date. We found Cryptosporidium oocysts in pigs, sheep/goats, hens and broiler chickens on a farm with suspected zoonotic transmission. By DNA analysis we identified C. meleagridis in samples from one human, three chickens and one hen. Sequencing of the ssrRNA and 70kDa Heat Shock Protein (HSP) genes showed identical C. meleagridis sequences in the human and chicken samples, which is evidence of zoonotic transmission. The HSP70 sequence was unique.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 23022616 DOI： 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.08.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Parasitol ISSN： 0020-7519 Impact factor: 3.981