Molecular Identification of Encephalitozoon hellem from Companion Birds Kept in Pet Shops, Japan

Autor:	Yuya Kimura, Satoshi Kameshima, Naoyuki Itoh
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Encephalitozoon hellem fungi Zoonosis Biology medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Microbiology Virology law.invention Infectious Diseases Transmission (mechanics) Genotype 1b law Microsporidia Genotype medicine Polymerase chain reaction Molecular identification
Zdroj:	Medical Mycology Journal. 62:59-62
ISSN:	2186-165X 2185-6486
DOI:	10.3314/mmj.21-00007
Popis:	To evaluate the role of companion birds as a reservoir of Encephalitozoon hellem infection in humans, the present study determined the prevalence and genotypes of E. hellem from 269 birds in 4 pet shops using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. E. hellem was identified in 4.8% (13/269) of the birds and was detected in all pet shops. Every positive sample corresponded to zoonotic genotype 1A. Considering the low prevalence of E. hellem infection, it is likely that the risk of zoonotic transmission from companion birds kept in pet shops to humans is low in Japan.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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