| Literature DB >> 29214976 |
Martin Kvac1,2, Lada Hofmannova3, Ynes Ortega4, Nikola Holubova1,2, Michaela Horcickova1,2, Marta Kicia5, Lenka Hlaskova2, Dana Kvetonova2, Bohumil Sak2, John McEvoy6.
Abstract
Faecal samples were collected from cats kept as pets (n = 120) and stray cats (n = 135) in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia intestinalis (Kunstler, 1882), Encephalitozoon spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi Desportes, Le Charpentier, Galian, Bernard, Cochand-Priollet, Lavergne, Ravisse et Modigliani, 1985 by PCR analysis of the small-subunit of rRNA (Cryptosporidium spp. and G. intestinalis) and ITS (microsporidia) genes. Sequence analysis of targeted genes revealed the presence of C. felis Iseki, 1979, G. intestinalis assemblage F, E. cuniculi Levaditi, Nicolau et Schoen, 1923 genotype II, and E. bieneusi genotype D. There was no correlation between the occurrence of detected parasites and sex, presence of diarrhoea or drug treatment (drug containing pyrantel and praziquantel). Compared to pet cats (7%), stray cats (30%) were statistically more frequently infected with protist parasites and overall may present a greater risk to human health.Entities:
Keywords: Cryptosporidium; Encephalitozoon; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Giardia; PCR; antiparasitics
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Year: 2017 PMID： 29214976 DOI： 10.14411/fp.2017.034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Folia Parasitol (Praha) ISSN： 0015-5683 Impact factor: 2.122