The Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in Marmota himalayana (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau area, China

The Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in Marmota himalayana (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau area, China

Background: Cryptosporidium and Giardia are well-known important intestinal zoonotic pathogens that can infect various hosts and cause diarrhoeal diseases. We aimed to determine the epidemiological prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species in Himalayan marmot...

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Main Authors: Liqing Ma, Yingna Jian, Guanghua Wang, Qigang Cai, Geping Wang, Xiuping Li, Xueyong Zhang, Panagiotis Karanis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2024-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Cryptosporidium
Giardia
Genotype
Molecular prevalence
China
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/3998

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