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Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China
Cryptosporidiosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Cryptosporidium spp., sometimes leading to severe diarrhea in humans and animals. In the present study, 311 parrots, belonging to four species, namely, Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), Lovebirds (Agapornis sp.), Alexandrine parakeets (Psittac...
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2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529932/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26273629 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/549798 |
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author | Zhang, Xiao-Xuan Zhang, Nian-Zhang Zhao, Guang-Hui Zhao, Quan Zhu, Xing-Quan |
author_facet | Zhang, Xiao-Xuan Zhang, Nian-Zhang Zhao, Guang-Hui Zhao, Quan Zhu, Xing-Quan |
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description | Cryptosporidiosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Cryptosporidium spp., sometimes leading to severe diarrhea in humans and animals. In the present study, 311 parrots, belonging to four species, namely, Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), Lovebirds (Agapornis sp.), Alexandrine parakeets (Psittacula eupatria), and Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), from Beijing and Weifang cities, were examined for Cryptosporidium spp. infection. Blood samples of each bird were examined using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and fecal samples were examined by Sheather's sugar flotation technique. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection were 3.22% (10/311) and 0.64% (2/311) by ELISA and Sheather's sugar flotation technique, respectively. Seroprevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in different breeds varied from 0 to 15.39%. Sequencing analysis showed that both positive samples from fecal samples belonged to Cryptosporidium avian genotype V. This is the first report of Cryptosporidium avian genotype V in Budgerigars. The results of the present study provided foundation-data for prevention and control of cryptosporidiosis in pet birds in China. |
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spelling | pubmed-45299322015-08-13 Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China Zhang, Xiao-Xuan Zhang, Nian-Zhang Zhao, Guang-Hui Zhao, Quan Zhu, Xing-Quan Biomed Res Int Research Article Cryptosporidiosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Cryptosporidium spp., sometimes leading to severe diarrhea in humans and animals. In the present study, 311 parrots, belonging to four species, namely, Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), Lovebirds (Agapornis sp.), Alexandrine parakeets (Psittacula eupatria), and Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), from Beijing and Weifang cities, were examined for Cryptosporidium spp. infection. Blood samples of each bird were examined using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and fecal samples were examined by Sheather's sugar flotation technique. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection were 3.22% (10/311) and 0.64% (2/311) by ELISA and Sheather's sugar flotation technique, respectively. Seroprevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in different breeds varied from 0 to 15.39%. Sequencing analysis showed that both positive samples from fecal samples belonged to Cryptosporidium avian genotype V. This is the first report of Cryptosporidium avian genotype V in Budgerigars. The results of the present study provided foundation-data for prevention and control of cryptosporidiosis in pet birds in China. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC4529932/ /pubmed/26273629 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/549798 Text en Copyright © 2015 Xiao-Xuan Zhang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zhang, Xiao-Xuan Zhang, Nian-Zhang Zhao, Guang-Hui Zhao, Quan Zhu, Xing-Quan Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China |
title | Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China |
title_full | Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China |
title_fullStr | Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China |
title_short | Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China |
title_sort | prevalence and genotyping of cryptosporidium infection in pet parrots in north china |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529932/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26273629 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/549798 |
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