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Anthroponotic enteric parasites in monkeys in public park, China.

ABSTRACT: Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi were detected in 45, 35, and 116 of 411 free-range rhesus monkeys, respectively, in a popular public park in the People's Republic of China. Most genotypes and subtypes detected were anthroponotic, indicating these animals might be reservoirs for human cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, and microsporidiosis.

SUBMITTER: Ye J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3471640 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Anthroponotic enteric parasites in monkeys in public park, China.

Ye Jianbin J Xiao Lihua L Ma Jingbo J Guo Meijin M Liu Lili L Feng Yaoyu Y

Emerging infectious diseases 20121001 10

Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi were detected in 45, 35, and 116 of 411 free-range rhesus monkeys, respectively, in a popular public park in the People's Republic of China. Most genotypes and subtypes detected were anthroponotic, indicating these animals might be reservoirs for human cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, and microsporidiosis. ...[more]

PMID: 23017776

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