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Identification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp. in farmed wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Beijing, China.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2020
Feng Shengyong, Jia Ting, Huang Jingjing, Fan Yu, Chang Han, Han Shuyi, Luo Jing, He Hongxuan
Abstract excerpt
Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp. are opportunistic pathogen that can infected humans and other animals. However, the data on the prevalence and genotypes of the parasites in captive wild boars is not available in Beijing, China. In this study, a total of 257 fecal specimens of wild boars were collected. The overall prevalence of E. bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp. was 42.0% (108/257) and 5.8%,...
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