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| Title |
Diversity of Blastocystis subtypes in dogs in different geographical settings
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-6-215 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Wenqi Wang, Leigh Cuttell, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Tawin Inpankaew, Helen Owen, Rebecca J Traub |
| Abstract |
Blastocystis is a ubiquitous, globally distributed intestinal protist infecting humans and a wide range of animals. Several studies have shown that Blastocystis is a potentially zoonotic parasite. A 1996 study reported a 70% Blastocystis prevalence in Brisbane pound dogs while another study found that pet dogs/cats of 11 symptomatic Blastocystis infected patients harboured at least one Blastocystis subtype (ST) in common with the patient. These results raised the possibility that dogs might be natural hosts of Blastocystis. In this study, we aimed to investigate this hypothesis by estimating the prevalence of Blastocystis carriage and characterising the diversity of STs in dogs from three different environmental settings and comparing these STs with the range that humans harbour. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | 25% |
| Philippines | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 74 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 73 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 14 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 12% |
| Researcher | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 11 | 15% |
| Unknown | 22 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 11% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 21 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 October 2015.
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#416
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#19,658
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#6
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