Table 2.
Prevalence and distribution of Cryptosporidium species/subtypes and G. duodenalis assemblages/sub-assemblages in humans and domestic animals
| Host (n) | Cryptosporidium | G. duodenalis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive no. (%) | SSU rRNA (n) | gp60 (n) | Positive no. (%) | SSU rRNA (n) | bg (n) | gdh (n) | tpia (n) | ||
| Humans | Villager (116) | 1 (0.9) | C. parvum (1) | IIdA19G1 (1) | 0 | ||||
| Domestic animals | |||||||||
| Domestic mammals | Cattle (51) | 1 (2.0) | C. andersoni (1) | 5 (9.8) | E (4) | E (5) | E (4) | E (2) | |
| Dog (19) | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Fox (46) | 2 (4.3) | C. canis (2) | XXa4 (2) | 1 (2.2) | D (1) | D (1) | |||
| Goat (14) | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Pig(160) | 14 (8.8) | C. scrofarum (7); C. suis (7) | 5 (3.1) | E (1) | E (1) | AI (2); E (2) | E (1) | ||
| Raccoon dog (3) | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Rabbit (2) | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Sheep (45) | 0 | 17 (28.8) | E (17) | E (2) | B (1); E (2) | ||||
| Subtotal | 17 (5.0) | C. andersoni (1); C. cains (2); C. scrofarum (7); C. suis (7) | 28 (8.2) | E (22) | E (6); D (1) | AI (2); D (1); E (8) | B (1); E (5) | ||
| Poultry | Chicken (253) | 1 (0.4) | C. meleagridis (1) | 0 | |||||
| Duck (10) | 0 | 1 (10) | E (1) | ||||||
| Goose (83) | 0 | 2 (2.4) | E (2) | ||||||
| Subtotal | 1 (0.3) | C. meleagridis (1) | 3 (0.9) | E (2) | E (1) | ||||
| Total | Human (116) | 1 (0.9) | C. parvum (1) | IIdA19G1 (1) | 0 | ||||
| Domestic animal (686) | 18 (2.6) | C. andersoni (1); C. cains (2); C. scrofarum (7); C. suis (7); C. meleagridis (1) | XXa4 (2) | 31 (4.5) | E (22) | E (8); D (1) | AI (2); D (1); E (9) | B (1); E (5) | |
aAt the tpi locus, all G. duodenalis-positive samples were only sequenced successfully using assemblage-specific primers