Molecular epidemiology and cross-species transmission risk of <i>Enterocytozoon bieneusi</i> between humans and livestock: Evidence from Lishui, China.

ABSTRACT: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a zoonotic parasite with a broad host range and public health significance. In China, livestock production is predominantly small-scale, with cattle and sheep commonly maintained under extensive or semi-intensive husbandry systems that lack adequate biosecurity measures. Lishui, Zhejiang Province, typifies this model, where intensive and non-intensive farming systems coexist, and where abundant rainfall and dense water networks facilitate pathogen transmission. A total of 588 fecal samples were collected from cattle (n = 175), sheep (n = 228), and humans (n = 185) across nine counties in Lishui. Nested PCR targeting the ITS region was used for detection and genotyping, followed by phylogenetic and haplotype network analyses. The

SUBMITTER: Ye X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12495323 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature