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Brown RR, Elston TH, Evans L, Glaser C, Gulledge ML, Jarboe L, Lappin MR, Marcus LC, Tuzio H, Edwards D, Kudrak S, Richards J, Rodan I. Feline zoonoses guidelines from the American Association of Feline Practitioners. J Feline Med Surg 2017; 7:243-74. [PMID: 16130211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2004.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rambozzi L, Menzano A, Mannelli A, Romano S, Isaia MC. Prevalence of cryptosporidian infection in cats in Turin and analysis of risk factors. J Feline Med Surg 2007; 9:392-6. [PMID: 17513152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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An epidemiological study was carried out to identify factors associated with the risk of cryptosporidian infection in cats. Faecal samples from 200 domestic cats were collected in the small animal clinic at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Turin (north-west Italy). The faecal samples were analysed for the presence of Cryptosporidium species oocysts using a centrifugation concentration floatation method. For each cat, age, sex, breed, indoor/outdoor status, diet, diarrhoea and presence of other enteric parasites were analysed for association with Cryptosporidium species infection. Cryptosporidia oocysts were identified in 49 cats (24.5%) aged from 2 months to 18 years. Statistical analysis revealed that four variables are significantly associated with an increased risk of infection: less than 1 year of age ( χ2=6.5, P=0.01), feeding home-cooked diet ( χ2=6.92, P<0.01), presence of diarrhoea ( χ2=4.34, P<0.037), and presence of other enteric parasites ( χ2=10.31, P<0.01). No statistical differences were found for sex ( χ2=1.56, P=0.21), breed ( χ2=0.78, P=0.38) and outdoor/indoor status ( χ2=1.49, P=0.22). Cryptosporidium species was the parasite most frequently detected in the cats surveyed.
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- Luisa Rambozzi
- Department of Animal Production, Epidemiology and Ecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Turin, Via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy.
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Fayer R, Santín M, Trout JM, Dubey JP. Detection of Cryptosporidium felis and Giardia duodenalis Assemblage F in a cat colony. Vet Parasitol 2006; 140:44-53. [PMID: 16621289 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2005] [Revised: 03/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Eighteen cats, 3-6 months of age, bred and housed in a closed colony, were transferred from that colony and placed in separate stainless steel cages in a building designed for housing animals. At daily intervals, feces were collected from the litter pans in each cage, pans and cages were cleaned, and fresh food and water were provided. Beginning 4 weeks after the transfer, oocysts of Cryptosporidium were detected in the feces of two cats by brightfield microscopy. For the following 21 days, with minor exceptions, feces from each cat were collected daily and examined by immunofluorescence microscopy and by molecular methods that included DNA extraction, 18S rDNA gene amplification, and DNA sequence analysis. Within those 22 days, every cat was found to be infected with Cryptosporidium felis and excreted oocysts for 6-18 days. Eight of these 18 cats also excreted cysts of Giardia duodenalis Assemblage F, a genotype found only in cats. Six Giardia infections were concurrent during part of the patency with C. felis infections. Neither diarrhea nor other signs of illness were observed in any of the cats during this time. Because C. felis is zoonotic these findings suggest that care should be taken by veterinary health care providers and others in close contact with cats, even when cats appear healthy and asymptomatic.
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- Ronald Fayer
- Environmental Microbial Safety Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Martín-Gómez S, Alvarez-Sánchez M, Rojo-Vázquez F. A newborn mouse Cryptosporidium parvum infection model: its application to the study of therapeutic and prophylactic measures for controlling cryptosporidiosis in ruminants. Parasitol Res 2006; 99:1-6. [PMID: 16447067 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0055-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2005] [Accepted: 09/28/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In this study, a newborn mouse model of Cryptosporidium parvum infection is presented so as to evaluate therapeutic and prophylactic measures for controlling cryptosporidiosis in ruminants. Ninety-six suckling mice from ten litters were used. The mice in group I were infected with C. parvum oocysts, and the mice in group II served as non-infected controls. In both groups, intensity of infection and serum IgG, IgA and IgM responses were measured at 6, 9, 12 and 16 days post-infection (pi). Experimentally induced infection in mice proved to be similar to natural infections in lambs, kids and calves. Thus, the intensity of infection peaked at 9 days pi then decreased slightly, showing its lowest value at 16 days pi. This decline in the number of oocysts coincided with peaks in IgM and IgA. Finally, non-infected mice had no oocysts and did not show any increase in their anti-C. parvum antibody levels.
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- S Martín-Gómez
- Department Patología Animal (Sanidad Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de León, C/ Profesor Pedro Cármenes s/n, 24071, León, Spain
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Li X, Atwill ER, Dunbar LA, Jones T, Hook J, Tate KW. Seasonal temperature fluctuations induces rapid inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2005; 39:4484-9. [PMID: 16047784 DOI: 10.1021/es040481c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This study measured the inactivation rate of bovine genotype A Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts attributable to diurnal oscillations of ambient temperature and solar radiation typical of California rangelands and dairies from spring through autumn. We first measured the relationship between air temperature and the internal temperature of bovine feces exposed to sunlight on commercial operations throughout California. Once maximum air temperature exceeded the mid 20 degrees C, diurnal thermal regimes of bovine fecal material exhibited peaks of over 40, 50, 60, and 70 degrees C. These diurnal thermal regimes were emulated using a thermocycler, with oocysts suspended in distilled water or fecal-water mix. Using oral inoculations of 10(5) C. parvum oocysts per neonatal Balb/c mouse (>1000-fold the ID50), no infections were observed using 1 to 5-day cycles of these thermal regimes. Loss of infectivity induced bythese thermal regimes was primarily due to partial or complete in vitro excystation during the first 24-h diurnal cycle and secondarily to thermal inactivation of the remaining intact or partial oocysts. These results suggest that as ambient conditions generate internal fecal temperatures > or = 40 degrees C via conduction, radiation, and convection, rapid environmental inactivation occurs at a rate of > or = 3.27 log reduction d(-1) for C. parvum oocysts deposited in the feces of cattle.
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- Xunde Li
- Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Tulare, California 93274, USA
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Atwill ER, Phillips R, Pereira MDGC, Li X, McCowan B. Seasonal shedding of multiple Cryptosporidium genotypes in California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi). Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 70:6748-52. [PMID: 15528541 PMCID: PMC525134 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.11.6748-6752.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Twelve percent of 853 California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) from six different geographic locations in Kern County, Calif., were found to be shedding on average 44,482 oocysts g of feces(-1). The mean annual environmental loading rate of Cryptosporidium oocysts was 57,882 oocysts squirrel(-1) day(-1), with seasonal patterns of fecal shedding ranging from <10,000 oocysts squirrel(-1) day(-1) in fall, winter, and spring to levels of 2 x 10(5) oocysts squirrel(-1) day(-1) in summer. Juveniles were about twice as likely as adult squirrels to be infected and shed higher concentrations of oocysts than adults did, with particularly high levels of infection and shedding being found among juvenile male squirrels. Based on DNA sequencing of a portion of the 18S small-subunit rRNA gene, there existed three genotypes of Cryptosporidium species in these populations of squirrels (Sbey03a, Sbey03b, and Sbey03c; accession numbers AY462231 to AY462233, respectively). These unique DNA sequences were most closely related (96 to 97% homology) to porcine C. parvum (AF115377) and C. wrairi (AF115378). Inoculating BALB/c neonatal mice with up to 10,000 Sbey03b or Sbey03c fresh oocysts from different infected hosts did not produce detectable levels of infection, suggesting that this common genotype shed by California ground squirrels is not infectious for mice and may constitute a new species of Cryptosporidium.
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- Edward R Atwill
- Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, Univeristy of California-Davis, Tulare, California 93274, USA.
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Nutter FB, Dubey JP, Levine JF, Breitschwerdt EB, Ford RB, Stoskopf MK. Seroprevalences of antibodies against Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii and fecal shedding of Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia spp, and Toxocara catiin feral and pet domestic cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2004; 225:1394-8. [PMID: 15552314 DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.225.1394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare seroprevalences of antibodies against Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii and fecal shedding of Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia spp, and Toxocara cati in feral and pet domestic cats. DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional serologic and coprologic survey. ANIMALS 100 feral cats and 76 pet domestic cats from Randolph County, NC. PROCEDURE Blood and fecal samples were collected and tested. RESULTS Percentages of feral cats seropositive for antibodies against B. henselae and T. gondii (93% and 63%, respectively) were significantly higher than percentages of pet cats (75% and 34%). Percentages of feral and pet cats with Cryptosporidium spp (7% of feral cats; 6% of pet cats), Giardia spp (6% of feral cats; 5% of pet cats), and T. cati ova (21% of feral cats; 18% of pet cats) in their feces were not significantly different between populations. Results of CBCs and serum biochemical analyses were not significantly different between feral and pet cats, except that feral cats had a significantly lower median PCV and significantly higher median neutrophil count. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested that feral and pet cats had similar baseline health status, as reflected by results of hematologic and serum biochemical testing and similar prevalences of infection with Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia spp, and T. cati. Feral cats did have higher seroprevalences of antibodies against B. henselae and T. gondii than did pet cats, but this likely was related to greater exposure to vectors of these organisms.
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- Felicia B Nutter
- Environmental Medicine Consortium and Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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Xiao L, Fayer R, Ryan U, Upton SJ. Cryptosporidium taxonomy: recent advances and implications for public health. Clin Microbiol Rev 2004; 17:72-97. [PMID: 14726456 PMCID: PMC321466 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.17.1.72-97.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 544] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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There has been an explosion of descriptions of new species of Cryptosporidium during the last two decades. This has been accompanied by confusion regarding the criteria for species designation, largely because of the lack of distinct morphologic differences and strict host specificity among Cryptosporidium spp. A review of the biologic species concept, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), and current practices for Cryptosporidium species designation calls for the establishment of guidelines for naming Cryptosporidium species. All reports of new Cryptosporidium species should include at least four basic components: oocyst morphology, natural host specificity, genetic characterizations, and compliance with the ICZN. Altogether, 13 Cryptosporidium spp. are currently recognized: C. muris, C. andersoni, C. parvum, C. hominis, C. wrairi, C. felis, and C. cannis in mammals; C. baïleyi, C. meleagridis, and C. galli in birds; C. serpentis and C. saurophilum in reptiles; and C. molnari in fish. With the establishment of a framework for naming Cryptosporidium species and the availability of new taxonomic tools, there should be less confusion associated with the taxonomy of the genus Cryptosporidium. The clarification of Cryptosporidium taxonomy is also useful for understanding the biology of Cryptosporidium spp., assessing the public health significance of Cryptosporidium spp. in animals and the environment, characterizing transmission dynamics, and tracking infection and contamination sources.
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- Lihua Xiao
- Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia 30341, USA.
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Noordeen F, Horadagoda NU, Faizal ACM, Rajapakse RPVJ, Razak MAA, Arulkanthan A. Infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum isolated from asymptomatic adult goats to mice and goat kids. Vet Parasitol 2002; 103:217-25. [PMID: 11750115 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(01)00578-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An experimental study was carried out in neonatal goat kids to examine the infectivity of Cryptosporidium oocysts, pattern of oocyst shedding and morphological changes in the intestine during the infection. Cryptosporidium oocysts isolated from adult asymptomatic goats, and identified as C. parvum by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used in this study. Of three 4-day-old goat kids, two were orally infected with C. parvum oocysts (10(5) oocysts in 10 ml PBS/kid). One goat kid given 10 ml PBS only by the oral route served as a control. Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in the faeces of one infected kid on day 3 post-inoculation (pi) whereas in the other 6 days pi. The faecal oocyst counts gradually increased and the peak counts in the two kids were 2 x 10(6)g(-1) (on day 12 pi) and 3.2 x 10(6)g(-1) (on day 14 pi). The increase in faecal oocyst output coincided with diarrhoea in an infected kid from days 10-17 pi. Although the oocyst excretion declined gradually after the peak, both infected kids excreted oocysts until euthanized on days 20 and 22 pi. Light and scanning electron microscopic investigations of the ileum revealed the endogenous stages on the brush border of the enterocytes, infiltration of neutrophils and mononuclear cells into the lamina propria, atrophy, stunting and fusion of villi. For purposes of comparison, goat Cryptosporidium oocysts were inoculated orally (10(3) oocysts/mouse) to eight, 1-week-old mice. All experimental mice excreted oocysts from day 3 pi, and four infected mice continued to excrete oocysts up to day 42 pi. The experimental infection described in goat kids resembled the natural disease in terms of oocyst excretion, clinical signs and intestinal pathology. The ability of oocysts excreted by asymptomatic goats, to infect goat kids and mice is likely to have a major impact on the epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in livestock and man.
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- F Noordeen
- Department of Veterinary Paraclinical studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Hill SL, Cheney JM, Taton-Allen GF, Reif JS, Bruns C, Lappin MR. Prevalence of enteric zoonotic organisms in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000; 216:687-92. [PMID: 10707683 DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine prevalence of enteric zoonotic organisms in cats in north-central Colorado. DESIGN Prospective study. SAMPLE POPULATION Serum and fecal samples from 87 cats with diarrhea, 106 cats without diarrhea, and 12 cats for which fecal consistency was unknown. PROCEDURES Samples were obtained from client-owned cats and cats at a humane society shelter. Serum was assayed for feline leukemia virus antigen and antibodies against feline immunodeficiency virus, IgM antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii, and IgG antibodies against T gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum. Microscopic examination of unstained feces was performed after centrifugation in a zinc sulfate solution, thin fecal smears were stained with acid fast stain and examined for C parvum, and bacteriologic culture of feces was used to detect aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. RESULTS Enteric zoonotic organisms were detected in feces from 27 of 206 (13.1%) cats and included C parvum (5.4%), Giardia spp (2.4%). Toxocara cati (3.9%), Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (1.0%), and Campylobacter jejuni (1.0%); each organism was detected in samples from cats with and without diarrhea. Although differences between groups were not significant, a higher proportion of shelter cats (18.2%) had enteric zoonotic organisms than client-owned cats (10.1%). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Enteric zoonotic organisms were detected in feces of 13.1% of cats, suggesting that cats, particularly those in homes of immunocompromised humans, should be evaluated for enteric zoonotic organisms.
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- S L Hill
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA
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Freire-Santos F, Oteiza-López AM, Vergara-Castiblanco CA, Ares-Mazás ME. Effect of salinity, temperature and storage time on mouse experimental infection by Cryptosporidium parvum. Vet Parasitol 1999; 87:1-7. [PMID: 10628695 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(99)00160-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts collected from a naturally infected calf were exposed to different salinity and temperature for 2, 21 and 40 days, and then inoculated intragastrically into coccidium-free neonatal mice. The intensity of infection as determined seven days later by examination of intestinal homogenates were statistically analysed. Salinity, time and salinity-time interaction were the only factors with significant effect on the infection intensity.
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- F Freire-Santos
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain
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Bornay-Llinares FJ, da Silva AJ, Moura IN, Myjak P, Pietkiewicz H, Kruminis-Lozowska W, Graczyk TK, Pieniazek NJ. Identification of Cryptosporidium felis in a cow by morphologic and molecular methods. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:1455-8. [PMID: 10103236 PMCID: PMC91206 DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.4.1455-1458.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Apicomplexan Cryptosporidium parasites infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts. While some species are limited to a single host group, such as Cryptosporidium baileyi, which infects chickens, other species of this genus, such as C. parvum, infect a wide range of mammalian species from mice to humans. During an investigation of Cryptosporidium infection in cattle on a farm in northern Poland, we identified an infection caused by C. felis, in addition to known infections with C. muris and C. parvum. This new infection was identified based on the size of the oocysts (mean size, 4.3 +/- 0.4 micrometer; range, 3.5 to 5.0 micrometer), as well as by analysis of the molecular sequence of the variable region of the small-subunit rRNA. This finding demonstrates the complex host specificity and circulation in the environment of Cryptosporidium species.
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- F J Bornay-Llinares
- Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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Sargent KD, Morgan UM, Elliot A, Thompson RC. Morphological and genetic characterisation of Cryptosporidium oocysts from domestic cats. Vet Parasitol 1998; 77:221-7. [PMID: 9763312 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(98)00122-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Faecal samples were collected from domestic cats in the metropolitan area of the city of Perth, Western Australia, and screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium by both microscopy and PCR. Of 162 samples screened, two were positive for Cryptosporidium (a prevalence of 1.2%). Sample Ct33 was from an 18-month-old female and sample Ct131 from a 12-month-old female. Morphological studies revealed oocysts with an average size of 4.6 x 4.0 microm, smaller in size than isolates typically seen in humans (5.0 x 4.5 microm). Sequence analysis of PCR products showed sequences from cat isolates to be different to previously sequenced human and calf isolates, with cat isolates exhibiting 8.1% sequence divergence from these isolates. Phylogenetic analysis grouped the cat isolates into a distinct group, separate from other C. parvum isolates and Cryptosporidium species. These results lend support to the existence of a cat-adapted Cryptosporidium strain or species.
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- K D Sargent
- World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for the Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections, Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia.
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