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Genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in livestock in China: high prevalence and zoonotic potential.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Li Wei, Li Yijing, Li Weizhi, Yang Jinping, Song Mingxin, Diao Ruinan, Jia Honglin, Lu Yixin, Zheng Jun, Zhang Xichen, Xiao Lihua
Abstract excerpt
Despite many recent advances in genotype characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi worldwide and the exploration of the extent of cross-species transmission of microsporidiosis between humans and animals, the epidemiology of this neglected disease in China is poorly understood. In this study, a very high prevalence (60.3%; 94/156) of E. bieneusi infections in farmed pigs in Jilin province was detected by PCR of...
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