Zoonotic Giardia duodenalis assemblage A in northern sloth from Brazilian Amazon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The parasite Giardia duodenalis infects a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including domestic and wild animals as well as humans. Giardia is genotyped into eight assemblages (A-H). Zoonotic assemblages A and B have already been identified in humans and wild and domestic animals (non-human primates and cats) from Brazilian Amazon and in the world. Due to its zoonotic/zooanthroponotic nature, surveillance initiatives and the definition of Giardia assemblages are important in order to characterise the epidemiological scenario and to implement further control measures.

Objectives

Determine assemblages of G. duodenalis in sloths from the Brazilian Amazon Region.

Methods

Faecal parasitological examination of sloths from Amazonas State. Polymerase chain reaction (P

SUBMITTER: Dos Reis LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644951 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature