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Molecular detection and prevalence of human-pathologic Enterocytozoon bieneusi among pet birds in Mosul, Iraq.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2023
Abdullah Donea Abdulrazak, Alobaidii Wasan A, Alkateb Yahya Natiq Mohammed, Ali Fawwaz Fadhil, Ola-Fadunsin Shola David, Gimba Fufa Ido
Abstract excerpt
Enterocytozoon bieneusi has been classified as an emerging infectious organism (microsporidium) due to the global increase in the number of cases infecting both humans and animals. The goal of this study was to use the polymerase chain reaction method to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with E. bieneusi infection among pet birds in Mosul, Iraq. Faecal samples from a total of six hundred and...
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