Pet chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera): Source of zoonotic Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium ubiquitum and microsporidia of the genera Encephalitozoon and Enterocytozoon
Jazyk angličtina Země Nizozemsko Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články
PubMed
39094331
DOI
10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110275
PII: S0304-4017(24)00164-X
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- PCR, Pets, QPCR, Zoonosis,
- MeSH
- činčila * parazitologie MeSH
- Cryptosporidium * genetika klasifikace izolace a purifikace MeSH
- domácí zvířata * MeSH
- Encephalitozoon * genetika izolace a purifikace klasifikace MeSH
- encephalitozoonóza * veterinární epidemiologie mikrobiologie MeSH
- Enterocytozoon * genetika izolace a purifikace MeSH
- feces parazitologie mikrobiologie MeSH
- Giardia lamblia * genetika izolace a purifikace klasifikace MeSH
- giardiáza * veterinární parazitologie MeSH
- kryptosporidióza parazitologie epidemiologie MeSH
- mikrosporidióza * veterinární epidemiologie MeSH
- RNA ribozomální 18S genetika MeSH
- zoonózy * parazitologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika epidemiologie MeSH
- Názvy látek
- RNA ribozomální 18S MeSH
The domestic chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) is kept as a pet and previous studies suggest that it may play an important role as a source of zoonotic parasites, including Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium spp. and microsporidia. In this study, we examined the occurrence and genetic diversity of above mentioned parasites in pet chinchillas in the Czech Republic by PCR/sequencing of the 18S rRNA, TPI, and ITS genes. Of 149 chinchillas from 24 breeders, 91.3 % were positive for G. intestinalis, 8.1 % for Cryptosporidium spp., 2.0 % for Encephalitozoon spp., and 5.4 % for E. bieneusi. Molecular analyses revealed presence of G. intestinalis assemblage B, C. ubiquitum (XIIa family), E. bieneusi genotypes D, SCF2, and, CHN-F1, and E. intestinalis. The infection intensity of G. intestinalis determined by qRT-PCR reached up to 53,978 CPG, C. ubiquitum up to 1409 OPG, E. intestinalis up to 1124 SPG, and E. bieneusi up to 1373 SPG. Only two chinchillas with C. ubiquitum and five with G. intestinalis had diarrhoea at the time of the screening. Three chinchillas in the long-term study were consistently positive for G. intestinalis, with intermittent excretion of C. ubiquitum, E. intestinalis, and E. bieneusi over 25 weeks. The findings indicate that chinchillas are frequently infected with zoonotic parasitic protists, but that these infections rarely show clinical signs. The lack of visible signs could reduce the vigilance of pet owners when handling their chinchillas, increasing the risk of transmission within breeding groups and possibly to humans.
Faculty of Agriculture and Technology University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Czech Republic
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Veterinary Sciences Brno Brno Czech Republic
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