Cryptosporidium spp. in wild murids (Rodentia) from Corsica, France
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...
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ftubarcepubl:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/183254 2024-02-11T10:08:12+01:00 Cryptosporidium spp. in wild murids (Rodentia) from Corsica, France García-Livia, Katherine Fernández-Álvarez, Ángela Feliu José, Carlos Miquel Colomé, Jordi Quilichini, Yann Foronda, Pilar 2022 10 p. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2445/183254 eng eng Springer Verlag Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07369-4 Parasitology Research, 2022, vol. 121, num. 1, p. 345-354 Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07369-4 0932-0113 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/183254 715476 cc by (c) Katherine García-Livia, et al., 2022 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Rosegadors Parasitologia Còrsega (França) Rodents Parasitology Corsica (France) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftubarcepubl https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07369-4 2024-01-24T01:16:56Z 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. Keywords: Apodemus sylvaticus; Corsica; Cryptosporidium viatorum; Mus musculus domesticus; Rattus norvegicus; Rattus rattus. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona Parasitology Research 121 1 345 354 |
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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. Keywords: Apodemus sylvaticus; Corsica; Cryptosporidium viatorum; Mus musculus domesticus; Rattus norvegicus; Rattus rattus. |
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Cryptosporidium spp. in wild murids (Rodentia) from Corsica, France |
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Cryptosporidium spp. in wild murids (Rodentia) from Corsica, France |
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Cryptosporidium spp. in wild murids (Rodentia) from Corsica, France |
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Cryptosporidium spp. in wild murids (Rodentia) from Corsica, France |
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Cryptosporidium spp. in wild murids (Rodentia) from Corsica, France |
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cryptosporidium spp. in wild murids (rodentia) from corsica, france |
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Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07369-4 Parasitology Research, 2022, vol. 121, num. 1, p. 345-354 Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07369-4 0932-0113 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/183254 715476 |
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