[HTML][HTML] Critters and contamination: zoonotic protozoans in urban rodents and water quality

S Egan, AD Barbosa, Y Feng, L Xiao, U Ryan - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Rodents represent the single largest group within mammals and host a diverse array of
zoonotic pathogens. Urbanisation impacts wild mammals, including rodents, leading to …

Widespread distribution of human-infective Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in small rodents in northeast China and phylogeny and zoonotic implications revisited

S Jiang, S Yu, Y Feng, L Zhang, M Santin, L Xiao, W Li - Acta tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Enterocytozoon bieneusi features high genetic diversity among host species and
environmental sources and over 500 genotypes in 11 phylogenetic groups have been …

[HTML][HTML] Rodent-adapted Cryptosporidium infection in humans: Seven new cases and review of the literature

CR Stensvold, TG Larsen, J Grüttner, L Nielsen… - One Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Cases of cryptosporidiosis in humans have been reported with strong indication of
transmission from rodents. Here, we report seven new human cases of cryptosporidiosis …

Molecular Detection and Epidemiology of Potentially Zoonotic Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Eastern Spain

A Martí-Marco, S Moratal, I Torres-Blas, J Cardells… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis are widely distributed
pathogens in vertebrates. Both protozoa are among the major causes of diarrhoea in …

Detection and Molecular Characterization of Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp. Circulating in Wild Small Mammals from Portugal

L Lux, RG Ulrich, S Santos-Silva, J Queirós, C Imholt… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Wild small mammals can be a veterinary and public health concern,
because they can act as reservoir hosts for numerous pathogens and potentially transmit …

Zoonotic Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in free-ranging and farmed wild ungulates in Spain

A Dashti, M Santín, PC Köster, B Bailo… - Medical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Microsporidia comprises a diverse group of obligate, intracellular, and spore-forming
parasites that infect a wide range of animals. Among them, Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the …

Iberian wild leporidae as hosts of zoonotic enteroparasites in Mediterranean ecosystems of Southern Spain

L Rego, S Castro‐Scholten, C Cano… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wild lagomorphs including rabbits and hares can act as natural carriers or reservoirs of
bacterial and parasitic zoonotic diseases. However, little is known on the epidemiology and …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of zoonotic Cryptosporidium spp. in small wild rodents using amplicon-based next-generation sequencing

R Rotovnik, TS Lathrop, J Skov, P Jokelainen… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rodents may serve as reservoirs of zoonotic species of Cryptosporidium; however, data
from molecular surveys in support of this hypothesis are still scarce. In this study, we …

Brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) as potential reservoirs of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Heilongjiang Province, China: high prevalence, genetic heterogeneity, and …

Y Jiang, S Zhou, Z Yuan, X Hu, Z Li, Y Wang… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Enterocytozoon bieneusi, an obligatory intracellular fungus, is prevalent among
animals and humans. Due to their close interaction with humans and their extensive …

Occurrence and genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in flying squirrels (Trogopterus xanthipes) from China

X Liu, C Zhang, T Li, X Xia, Y Xu, J Hu, L Zhang… - Parasite, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite with a
worldwide distribution. As a zoonotic pathogen, E. bieneusi can infect a wide range of …