Molecular detection and prevalence of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. among long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Thailand

• Published in: Infection, genetics and evolution Vol. 40; pp. 310 - 314
• Main Authors: Sricharern, Wanat, Inpankaew, Tawin, Keawmongkol, Sarawan, Supanam, Juthamas, Stich, Roger W., Jittapalapong, Sathaporn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology; Cryptosporidiosis - parasitology; Cryptosporidium - classification; Cryptosporidium - genetics; Cryptosporidium spp; DNA, Protozoan; Female; Giardia duodenalis; Giardia lamblia - classification; Giardia lamblia - genetics; Giardiasis - veterinary; Long-tailed macaque; Macaca fascicularis; Male; Monkey Diseases - epidemiology; Monkey Diseases - parasitology; Nested-PCR; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; Prevalence; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics; Thailand; Thailand - epidemiology; Macaca fascicularis; Nested-PCR; Giardia duodenalis; Long-tailed macaque; Thailand; Cryptosporidium spp

Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. are divergent protozoal intestinal parasites that infect human beings and other animals, including non-human primates. Although long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) reside in human communities in Thailand, the prevalence of Giardia spp. and Cryptospo...