Prevalence and multilocus genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in Holstein cattle in Yunnan, China.

ABSTRACT: Giardia duodenalis is an important zoonotic protozoon, which can infect a variety of animals, causing diarrhea and even death of animals or humans. Dairy cattle have been implicated as important sources of human G. duodenalis. However, the information about the prevalence and genetic diversity of G. duodenalis in dairy cattle in China's Yunnan Province remains limited. This study investigated the occurrence and multilocus genotyping of G. duodenalis of Holstein cattle in Yunnan Province, China. A total of 524 fresh fecal samples of Holstein cattle were randomly collected from 8 farms in Yunnan. In this study, 27.5% (144/524) of tested samples were positive for G. duodenalis infection. The highest infection ratio was found in preweaned calves (33.7%), and

SUBMITTER: Heng ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9633948 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature