Molecular evidence for Cryptosporidium infection in dogs in Central Italy
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Two hundred and forty kennel and privately owned dogs were tested for a molecular epidemiological study on Cryptosporidium infection. Genomic DNA was extracted from individual faecal samples. All the DNA extracts were analysed with a PCR assay specific for a approximately 400-bp fragment internal to the gene encoding for the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein. The prevalence was 3.3% and it was higher in kennel dogs and in dogs with gastrointestinal symptoms. Cryptosporidium parvum was detected by sequencing analysis in six kennel dogs and one privately owned dog, and Cryptosporidium canis was detected in one kennel dog. This is the first investigation on the prevalence of Cryptosporidium in Italian dogs and has pointed to the existence of genotypes that may be of public health significance.
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The Cryptosporidium prevalence in this study agrees with previous data from Italy, showing a prevalence of dog cryptosporidiosis ranging from 0.2% to 3.3%.
“With regard to Cryptosporidium, results obtained in this study agree with previous data from Italy, showing a prevalence of dog cryptosporidiosis ranging from 0.2% to 3.3% [12,13,31,44,50,55].”
From <i>Leishmania infantum</i>, <i>Dirofilaria</i> spp. and other endoparasite infections in kennel dogs in central Italy (2018) · cites this paper as [12]
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- Authors
- Giangaspero, A., Iorio, R., Paoletti, B., Traversa, D., & Capelli, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Foggia (IT)
- University of Teramo (IT)
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Giangaspero, Annunziata
- Venue
- Parasitology Research
- Published
- 2006-03-21
- Volume
- 99
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 297-299
- ISSN
- 0044-3255 (ISSN-L)
- 0932-0113
- 1432-1955
- OpenAlex
- W1997943894
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 22
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- FWCI
- 3.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Parasitology Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara) (submittedVersion)
- UniTERAMO Research Catalog (University of Teramo) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Coccidia and coccidiosis research
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Keywords
- Cryptosporidium, dogs, Cryptosporidium parvum, Cryptosporidium canis, oocyst wall protein gene, prevalence, kennel dogs, gastrointestinal symptoms, molecular epidemiology, genotypes, central Italy
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cryptosporidiosis, Cryptosporidium, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Feces, Italy, Protozoan Proteins, Prevalence, DNA, Protozoan, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Analysis, DNA
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