Zoonotic assemblages of Giardia duodenalis in captive non-human primates from the largest zoo in Slovakia

AbstractOnly a few studies based on multilocus characterization have been conducted on the molecular epidemiology ofGiardia duodenalis in captive nonhuman primates (NHPs). The present article provides the first report on the occurrence ofG. duodenalis in the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) and barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) kept in the zoo in Ko šice, Slovakia. All samples were examined by flotation technique, with total prevalence of 17.4% (4/23). The microscopically positive samples were assayed by nested PCR and consecutively sequenced at β-giardin (bg), glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh) and triosephosphate isomerase (tpi) genes. Positive isolates were recognized as assemblage B and sub-assemblage BIV and subtype WB8 were confirmed. The identification and genotyping of this parasite in Slovakia, may help to better understand the epidemiological situation in Europe about the circulation ofG. duodenalis zoonotic assemblages in NHPs.
Source: Journal of Parasitic Diseases - Category: Parasitology Source Type: research