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Wild sympatric rodents inhabiting pig farm environments may facilitate the spillover of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from pig farms.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2024
Shan Fa, Meng Qingda, Wang Fang, Zhao Jinfeng, Xu Huiyan, Wang Nanhao, Liu Yufeng, Zhang Sumei, Zhao Guanghui, Zhang Longxian
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Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a zoonotic pathogen prevalent in mammalian and avian hosts across the globe. Wild small mammals, being abundant worldwide, serve as important sources of zoonotic disease transmission to humans. Here, 227 fecal samples were collected from five rodent and shrew species on 34 pig farms in China to investigate the prevalence and molecular characterization of E. bieneusi. The overall...
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