Prevalence, molecular epidemiology and zoonotic risk of Entamoeba spp. from experimental macaques in Yunnan Province, southwestern China
| Autor: | Jia-Qi Chen, Li-Hua Pu, Yu-Lin Zhang, Feng-Cai Zou, Jian-Fa Yang, Jie Wu, Zhao Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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China
Veterinary medicine medicine.medical_specialty Dispar 030231 tropical medicine Prevalence Biology 030308 mycology & parasitology Entamoeba Feces 03 medical and health sciences fluids and secretions 0302 clinical medicine Medical microbiology Animals Laboratory parasitic diseases medicine Animals Protozoan Infections Animal Molecular Epidemiology 0303 health sciences Entamoebiasis General Veterinary Molecular epidemiology Zoonosis Sequence Analysis DNA General Medicine DNA Protozoan biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Ribosome Subunits Small Diarrhea Infectious Diseases RNA Ribosomal Insect Science Macaca Parasitology medicine.symptom |
| Zdroj: | Parasitology Research. 119:2733-2740 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1955 0932-0113 |
| Popis: | Amebiasis is a worldwide parasitic zoonosis, with symptoms of abdominal discomfort, indigestion, diarrhea, and even death. However, limited information about the prevalence of Entamoeba spp. in experimental nonhuman primates (NHPs) in southwestern China is available. The objective of the current study was to investigate the frequency and species identity of Entamoeba to evaluate potential zoonotic risk factors for Entamoeba spp. infection in experimental NHPs. A total of 505 fecal samples were collected from NHPs (macaques) and analyzed by PCR analysis the small subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) gene of Entamoeba spp. Forty-seven specimens were positive for Entamoeba spp., and the prevalence of Entamoeba spp. was 9.31% (47/505). Significant differences in the prevalence rates among the three breeds (P = 0.002 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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