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Cryptosporidium spp. in wild murids (Rodentia) from Corsica, France
- Source :
- Dipòsit Digital de la UB, Universidad de Barcelona, Parasitology Research
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Springer Verlag, 2022.
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Abstract
- Cryptosporidium spp. are worldwide protozoan parasites that can affect to a broad range of vertebrate hosts, including rodents. In the island of Corsica (France), there are no previous data about these protozoa infecting wild rodents. To estimate the distribution and occurrence, a total of 117 wild murine rodents of the species Rattus rattus (84), Mus musculus domesticus (21), Apodemus sylvaticus (11), and Rattus norvegicus (1) were captured in 24 different biotopes. Fecal samples were screened for Cryptosporidium spp. by nested PCR to amplify an 830 bp fragment of the 18S rRNA gene. As general occurrence, 15.4% of the rodents analyzed were positive for Cryptosporidium spp., being detected widely distributed along the island in R. rattus (17.6%) and M. m. domesticus (14.3%). Cryptosporidium viatorum, Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype II, and Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype III were successfully identified in R. rattus. The results herein reported provide the first data on Cryptosporidium spp. in wild murine species from a Mediterranean island and constitute the first report of the zoonotic species C. viatorum in R. rattus. Although a low occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in murids was obtained and only in one animal the zoonotic species C. viatorum was identified, our results highlight that wild murine rodents from Corsica could mediate in the maintenance and transmission of this protozoan to the environment and other hosts including humans and animals. Further studies are required to better understand the epidemiology of Cryptosporidium spp. in wild rodents from Corsica and their possible public health repercussions.
- Subjects :
- Apodemus sylvaticus
Range (biology)
animal diseases
Corsica
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidium
Zoology
Còrsega (França)
Rodents
Rattus rattus
18S ribosomal RNA
Mice
Genotype
parasitic diseases
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
Animals
Feces
Corsica (France)
Mus musculus domesticus
General Veterinary
biology
Parasitologia
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Rattus norvegicus
Rosegadors
Rats
stomatognathic diseases
Infectious Diseases
Protozoology - Original Paper
Insect Science
Apodemus
Protozoa
Parasitology
France
Murinae
Cryptosporidium viatorum
Nested polymerase chain reaction
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Dipòsit Digital de la UB, Universidad de Barcelona, Parasitology Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b8747e87cdfda7f916026c068c8195d7