| Title |
Detection of concurrent infection of dairy cattle with Blastocystis, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Enterocytozoon by molecular and microscopic methods
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasitology Research, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00436-012-2971-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ronald Fayer, Monica Santin, Dumitru Macarisin |
| Abstract |
Of fecal specimens examined from 47 dairy cattle ranging in age from neonates to multiparous cows, 9, 10, 24, and 17 were positive for Blastocystis spp., Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi, respectively, as determined by PCR. Eight 3- to 5-month-old cattle were concurrently infected with three or four of these parasites. This is the first report to identify multiple concurrent infections with these four potentially zoonotic protist pathogens in cattle. None of the cattle exhibited signs of illness or effects of infection on growth and are regarded as healthy carriers. A commercially available immunofluorescence (IFA) microscopic test confirmed six of seven available PCR-positive Blastocystis specimens and identified one IFA-positive cow that was PCR negative. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 67 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 67 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 14 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 11 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 39% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 7 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 11 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
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#7
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