Journal
VETERINARY SCIENCES
Volume 8, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/vetsci8070118
Keywords
Giardia duodenalis; assemblage; multilocus genotyping; calves; zoonotic infection
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- Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development (Project title: Research of occurrence and control of giardia, cryptosporidium diseases in Hanwoo), Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea [PJ01433101]
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Giardia duodenalis infection was found in 5.6% of Korean native calves, with higher prevalence in calves aged >= 1 month and experiencing watery diarrhea. The majority of positive samples belonged to assemblage E, while a few belonged to zoonotic assemblage A, emphasizing the importance of continuous surveillance of genetic mutations in G. duodenalis.
Giardia duodenalis is one of the most widely occurring zoonotic protozoan parasites causing diarrheal disease in calves. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of G. duodenalis in Korean native calves and elucidate the causal factors associated with giardiasis in these animals. We investigated the sequences of three genes (ssu, bg, and gdh) of G. duodenalis in fecal samples collected from 792 Korean native calves during 2019-2020. Data were analyzed with regard to age, sex, sampling season, and the fecal sample type (based on its physical characteristics). The samples were screened for the three genes mentioned above, and 44 samples (5.6%) were G. duodenalis-positive. Polymerase chain reaction results showed a significantly higher prevalence of the infection in calves aged >= 1 month and in those with watery diarrhea in spring season. Screening for the gene sequences ssu (87.5%), bg (96.2%), and gdh (96.7%) revealed that most of the G. duodenalis-positive samples belonged to assemblage E. Four of the G. duodenalis-positive samples belonged to the zoonotic assemblage A. This study highlights the importance of continuous surveillance of genetic mutations in G. duodenalis for the detection of emerging variants of zoonotic G. duodenalis in calves.
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