Natural infection of the ground squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) with Echinococcus granulosus in China.
BACKGROUND: Echinococcus granulosus is usually transmitted between canid definitive hosts and ungulate intermediate hosts. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Lesions found in the livers of ground squirrels, Spermophilus dauricus/alashanicus, trapped in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, an area in China co...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8124b9978b6c4624ad5d20bd8e5461c2 2023-05-15T15:03:27+02:00 Natural infection of the ground squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) with Echinococcus granulosus in China. Yu Rong Yang Tianxi Liu Xueli Bai Belgees Boufana Philip S Craig Minoru Nakao Akira Ito Jan Zhong Zhang Patrick Giraudoux Donald P McManus 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000518 https://doaj.org/article/8124b9978b6c4624ad5d20bd8e5461c2 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2737643?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000518 https://doaj.org/article/8124b9978b6c4624ad5d20bd8e5461c2 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 3, Iss 9, p e518 (2009) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000518 2022-12-31T15:45:34Z BACKGROUND: Echinococcus granulosus is usually transmitted between canid definitive hosts and ungulate intermediate hosts. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Lesions found in the livers of ground squirrels, Spermophilus dauricus/alashanicus, trapped in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, an area in China co-endemic for both E. granulosus and E. multilocularis, were subjected to molecular genotyping for Echinococcus spp. DNA. One of the lesions was shown to be caused by E. granulosus and subsequently by histology to contain viable protoscoleces. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first report of a natural infection of the ground squirrel with E. granulosus. This does not provide definitive proof of a cycle involving ground squirrels and dogs or foxes, but it is clear that there is active E. granulosus transmission occurring in this area, despite a recent past decline in the dog population in southern Ningxia. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 3 9 e518 |
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BACKGROUND: Echinococcus granulosus is usually transmitted between canid definitive hosts and ungulate intermediate hosts. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Lesions found in the livers of ground squirrels, Spermophilus dauricus/alashanicus, trapped in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, an area in China co-endemic for both E. granulosus and E. multilocularis, were subjected to molecular genotyping for Echinococcus spp. DNA. One of the lesions was shown to be caused by E. granulosus and subsequently by histology to contain viable protoscoleces. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first report of a natural infection of the ground squirrel with E. granulosus. This does not provide definitive proof of a cycle involving ground squirrels and dogs or foxes, but it is clear that there is active E. granulosus transmission occurring in this area, despite a recent past decline in the dog population in southern Ningxia. |
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Yu Rong Yang Tianxi Liu Xueli Bai Belgees Boufana Philip S Craig Minoru Nakao Akira Ito Jan Zhong Zhang Patrick Giraudoux Donald P McManus |
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Yu Rong Yang Tianxi Liu Xueli Bai Belgees Boufana Philip S Craig Minoru Nakao Akira Ito Jan Zhong Zhang Patrick Giraudoux Donald P McManus |
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Yu Rong Yang |
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Natural infection of the ground squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) with Echinococcus granulosus in China. |
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Natural infection of the ground squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) with Echinococcus granulosus in China. |
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Natural infection of the ground squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) with Echinococcus granulosus in China. |
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Natural infection of the ground squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) with Echinococcus granulosus in China. |
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Natural infection of the ground squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) with Echinococcus granulosus in China. |
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natural infection of the ground squirrel (spermophilus spp.) with echinococcus granulosus in china. |
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