First report on the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in the endangered Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fasciola hepatica is an important zoonotic parasite that causes fasciolosis in a broad range of animals. No information is available about the prevalence of F. hepatica in Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), an endangered species in the world. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of fasciolosis in Père David's deer in the Dafeng Elk National Natural Reserve, Jiangsu province, China.

Results

In this study, 142 fecal samples from Père David's deer were analyzed for F. hepatica by microscopy and nest-PCR. Only one sample was positive for F. hepatica according to microscopy examination, while 18 of 142 (12.68, 95%CI: 2.841-22.45%) samples were positive for F. hepatica according to nest-PCR results.

Conclusions

This is the fir

SUBMITTER: Huang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7713344 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature