First Evidence of Entamoeba Parasites in Australian Wild Deer and Assessment of Transmission to Cattle.

ABSTRACT: Australian wild deer populations have significantly expanded in size and distribution in recent decades. Due to their role in pathogen transmission, these deer populations pose a biosecurity risk to the livestock industry. However, little is known about the infection status of wild deer in Australia. The intestinal parasite Entamoeba bovis has been previously detected in farm and wild ruminants worldwide, but its epidemiology and distribution in wild ruminants remain largely unexplored. To investigate this knowledge gap, faecal samples of wild deer and domestic cattle from south-eastern Australia were collected and analysed for the presence of Entamoeba spp. using PCR and phylogenetic analysis of the conserved 18S rRNA gene. E. bovis parasites were detected at high pre

SUBMITTER: Huaman JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9226911 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature