Molecular Detection of Giardia intestinalis from Stray Dogs in Animal Shelters of Gyeongsangbuk-do (Province) and Daejeon, Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 477-481, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Giardia is a major public health concern and considered as reemerging in industrialized countries. The present study investigated the prevalence of giardiosis in 202 sheltered dogs using PCR. The infection rate was 33.2% (67/202); Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daejeon showed 25.7% (39/152, P or =1 year of age which showed only 27.4% positive rate, 61.8% (P<0.001) of the total samples collected from young animals (<1 year of age) were positive for G. intestinalis. A significantly higher prevalence in symptomatic dogs (60.8%, P<0.0001) was observed than in asymptomatic dogs (23.8%). Furthermore, the analysis of nucleotide sequences of the samples revealed that G. intestinalis Assemblages A and C were found in the feces of dogs from Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daejeon. Since G. intestinalis Assemblage A has been known to infect humans, our results suggest that dogs can act as an important reservoir of giardiosis in Korea. Hence, hygienic management should be given to prevent possible transmission to humans.
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Sujet Principal:
Données de séquences moléculaires
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Séquence nucléotidique
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Protéines de protozoaire
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Giardiase
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Maladies des chiens
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Fèces
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République de Corée
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Génotype
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Giardia
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
Limites du sujet:
Animals
Pays comme sujet:
Asia
langue:
En
Texte intégral:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Année:
2015
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Article