Molecular detection and characterization of Giardia spp., Cryptosporidium spp., and Blastocystis in captive wild animals rescued from central Colombia Academic Article

journal

  • International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

abstract

  • Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Blastocystis are significant causes of diarrhea worldwide. However, studies on their prevalence in wild animals are limited, compared to humans and domestic animals. In this study, we collected 23 stool samples from captive wild rescued animals in Boyacá, Colombia. Using conventional PCR, we detected Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp., and Blastocystis in over half of the samples (69.6percent-flag-change). Cryptosporidium spp. (43.5percent-flag-change) were the most commonly found, followed by Giardia spp. (39.1percent-flag-change) and Blastocystis (13.0percent-flag-change). Co-infections involving these parasites were also observed. Subsequent genotyping revealed Cryptosporidium canis and Cryptosporidium ryanae as the predominant species. These findings contribute valuable information about the ecoepidemiology of intestinal parasites in Colombian wild animals.

publication date

  • 2023-12-1

edition

  • 22

keywords

  • Blastocystis
  • Canis
  • Coinfection
  • Colombia
  • Cryptosporidium
  • Cryptosporidium ryanae
  • Diarrhea
  • Domestic Animals
  • Giardia
  • Parasites
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Wild Animals
  • captive animals
  • diarrhea
  • domestic animals
  • genotyping
  • mixed infection
  • parasites
  • sampling
  • wild animals

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2213-2244

number of pages

  • 5

start page

  • 1

end page

  • 5