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Giardia duodenalis multi-locus genotypes in dogs with different levels of synanthropism and clinical signs
- Source :
- Parasites & Vectors, 13(1). BioMed Central, Parasites and Vectors, 13(1), Parasites & Vectors, Parasites & Vectors, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020), Parasites and Vectors 13 (2020) 1
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- BackgroundIn dogs, infections withGiardia duodenalisare mainly caused by assemblages C and D, but also by the potentially zoonotic assemblages A and B. The aims of this study were to assess differences in assemblages (i) between dogs living mainly in close proximity to humans (synanthropic dogs)versusdogs living mainly among other dogs, (ii) between samples of dogs with or without loose stool, and (iii) related to the amount of cysts shedding.MethodsOne hundred eighty-nine qPCRGiardiapositive fecal samples of dogs originating from four groups (household, sheltered, hunting, and dogs for which a veterinarian sent a fecal sample to a diagnostic laboratory) were used for genotyping. For this, multi-locus genotyping of beta-giardin, triose phosphate isomerase, and glutamate dehydrogenase and genotyping ofSSU rDNAgene fragments were performed. Fecal consistency was scored (loose or non-loose stool), and cysts per gram of feces were determined with qPCR.ResultsAssemblage D was the most prevalent in all groups, followed by the other canid assemblage C. Also, mixed C/D was common. In two (synanthropic) household dogs, the potentially zoonotic assemblage AI was present. Although occurrence of assemblage AI in household dogs was not significantly different from dogs living among other dogs (sheltered and hunting dogs), it was significantly higher compared to dogs for which a sample was sent to a diagnostic laboratory. Dogs with assemblage D shed significantly more cysts than dogs with other assemblages (except for mixed C/D results) or dogs in which no assemblage could be determined. None of the assemblages was significantly associated with loose stool.ConclusionNot only do dogs mainly shed the canidGiardia duodenalisassemblages D and/or C, the numbers of cysts per gram for the canid assemblage D were also higher than for the potential zoonotic assemblage AI. Based on the assemblages shed by dogs, the risk to public health posed by dogs is estimated to be low, even though the dogs that shed AI were synanthropic household dogs. Loose stool in infected dogs was not associated with any particularGiardiaassemblage.
- Subjects :
- Giardiasis
Male
Veterinary medicine
Genotype
Epidemiology
Bioinformatica & Diermodellen
Protozoan Proteins
Short Report
Locus (genetics)
Biology
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
Canine
Dogs
Glutamate Dehydrogenase
Bio-informatics & Animal models
Animals
lcsh:RC109-216
Epidemiology, Bio-informatics & Animal models
Dog Diseases
Genotyping
Cysts per gram
Phylogeny
Feces
Epidemiologie
Giardiosis
Assemblage
Zoonotic
Giardia
biology.organism_classification
Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Epidemiologie, Bioinformatica & Diermodellen
Female
Giardia lamblia
Loose Stool
Triose-Phosphate Isomerase
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17563305
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Parasites & Vectors, 13(1). BioMed Central, Parasites and Vectors, 13(1), Parasites & Vectors, Parasites & Vectors, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020), Parasites and Vectors 13 (2020) 1
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bbfe3b069cbd6401feba8f74a5ec579a