Journal article
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species in animals in irrigation catchments in the southwest of Australia
Experimental Parasitology, Vol.118(4), pp.596-599
2008
Abstract
Screening of 445 animal faecal samples in irrigation catchments in Western Australia (WA) was conducted to identify the prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species. Of the samples positive for Giardia duodenalis, 30.7% (12/36) were the zoonotic Assemblage A, while approximately 13% (4/30) of Cryptosporidium positives were zoonotic. This is the first finding of Giardia Assemblage A in native marsupials and birds and indicates that marsupials and possibly birds may potentially be a reservoir of zoonotic Giardia.
Details
- Title
- Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species in animals in irrigation catchments in the southwest of Australia
- Authors/Creators
- S. McCarthy (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ. Ng (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityC. Gordon (Author/Creator) - Water Corporation of Western Australia (Australia)R. Miller (Author/Creator) - Water Corporation of Western Australia (Australia)A. Wyber (Author/Creator) - Water Corporation of Western Australia (Australia)U.M. Ryan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Experimental Parasitology, Vol.118(4), pp.596-599
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Identifiers
- 991005545257407891
- Copyright
- © 2007 Elsevier Inc
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.246 Diarrheal Diseases
- 1.246.985 Cryptosporidium
- Web Of Science research areas
- Parasitology
- ESI research areas
- Microbiology