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Título: Occurrence and genotype characterization of Giardia duodenalis in goat kids from the Canary Islands, Spain
Autores/as: Ruiz Reyes, Antonio 
Foronda, Pilar
González, Jorge F. 
Guedes, Aránzazu
Abreu-Acosta, Néstor
Molina Caballero, José Manuel 
Valladares, Basilio
Palabras clave: Dairy Calves
Molecular Characterization
Prevalence
Cryptosporidium
Transmission, et al.
Fecha de publicación: 2008
Editor/a: 0304-4017
Publicación seriada: Veterinary Parasitology 
Resumen: Giardia duodenalis (syn. Giardia lamblia, Giardia intestinalis) is a wide-spread intestinal protozoa of both humans and animals. Although giardiosis in goat is commonly asymptomatic, young kids may bear an enteric disease associated with persistent diarrhoea and delayed weight gain. In the present study we have analysed the occurrence of Giardia in 315 young goat kids (2-6 months old) from Gran Canaria Island (Spain) through visualization of faecal cysts. The identification of genotypes of G. duodenalis among the farms was attained by nested PCR of the triophosphate isomerase (TPI) and single PCR of P-giardin genes and subsequent sequencing. Positive samples were found in 42.2% of the animals and 95.5% of the farms. Goat faecal specimens were positive for only livestock-associated G. duodenalis assemblage E genotype for both TPI and P-giardin genes. The genetic analysis of these two loci revealed the presence of different haplotypes among the farms included in the survey and high homology with homologous genes from cattle and sheep. Altogether, the data presented here provide additional information to the prevalence and genetic characterization of Giardia isolates. The absence of assemblages A and B in this study suggests that zoonotic transmission of Giardia from goats could be of low epidemiological significance, although these findings should be validated in studies including other geographical areas, age groups and larger number of samples. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/52235
ISSN: 0304-4017
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.03.003
Fuente: Veterinary Parasitology[ISSN 0304-4017],v. 154, p. 137-141
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