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Microsporidia in household dogs and cats in Iran; a zoonotic concern
- Source :
- Veterinary Parasitology. 185:121-123
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2012.
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Abstract
- Microsporidia in dogs and cats is primarily caused by the obligate, intracellular parasite Encephalitozoon cuniculi, which is a member of the phylum Microsporidia. The aim of the current study is the detection of this parasite in stool samples of small animals of Iran, by polymerase chain reaction. Microsporidia spp. was found in 31% (31/100) of dogs (E. cuniculi (18/100), Encephalitozoon bieneusi (8/100) and Encephalitozoon intestinalis (5/100)), and 7.5% (3/40) of the specimens obtained from cats were infected with E. bieneusi. Sequencing of PCR products confirmed these results. In conclusion, Microsporidia infection seems to be fairly common in pet animals of Iran, especially in dogs. This finding could indicate the importance of pet animals as zoonotic reservoirs of microsporidial human infections.
- Subjects :
- Iran
Biology
Cat Diseases
Microsporidiosis
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Feces
Dogs
fluids and secretions
Zoonoses
parasitic diseases
medicine
Animals
Humans
Parasite hosting
Dog Diseases
Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Family Characteristics
CATS
General Veterinary
Microsporida
fungi
virus diseases
Pets
General Medicine
DNA, Protozoan
bacterial infections and mycoses
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Encephalitozoon intestinalis
Virology
Microsporidia
Cats
Encephalitozoon
Parasitology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03044017
- Volume :
- 185
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Veterinary Parasitology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a08973b534c095fe0ee150ed631c8a36