First detection of an ignored parasite, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, in different animal hosts in Egypt

Encephalitozoon cuniculi is an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite that infects a wide range of mammalian hosts. The present study investigated the prevalence of E. cuniculi in different animal hosts from different provinces of Egypt (Alexandria, Behera, and Assuit) using serological (IFA...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Parasitology research (1987) 2015-03, Vol.114 (3), p.843-850
Hauptverfasser:	Abu-Akkada, Somaia S, Ashmawy, Karam I, Dweir, Amira W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals antibodies Antibodies, Fungal - blood Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine blood serum Buffaloes Cattle Dogs Egypt Egypt - epidemiology Encephalitozoon cuniculi Encephalitozoon cuniculi - isolation & purification Encephalitozoonosis - epidemiology Encephalitozoonosis - parasitology Encephalitozoonosis - veterinary enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary epidemiology Female females goats hosts Immunology Male males Medical Microbiology Microbiology Original Paper parasites parasitology Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence Rabbits Rats sheep species urine
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Zusammenfassung:	Encephalitozoon cuniculi is an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite that infects a wide range of mammalian hosts. The present study investigated the prevalence of E. cuniculi in different animal hosts from different provinces of Egypt (Alexandria, Behera, and Assuit) using serological (IFAT and ELISA) and molecular (PCR) assays. A total of 324 serum and 274 urine samples were collected from seven different species of animals (cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goat, rabbit, dog, and rat). The results of serological examination confirmed the occurrence of antibodies against E. cuniculi in 38.9 % (126 out of 324) of the examined animals. The significant (P
ISSN:	0932-0113 1432-1955
DOI:	10.1007/s00436-014-4247-4