Table 2.
Prevalence of Blastocystis sp. in animals in China.
| Order | Location | Method of diagnosis | Hosts (Scientific name) | No. examined | No. positive | Prevalence (%) | Subtypes (n) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artiodactyla | Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Wild boars (Sus scrofa) | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | [6] | |
| Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Himalayan Goral (Naemorhedus goral) | 11 | 2 | 18.20% | [6] | ||
| Shanxi | PCR | Pig | 560 | 419 | 74.82% | ST5 (397), ST1 (15), ST3 (6), ST10 (1) | [44] | |
| Jiangxi | PCR | Pig | 16 | 16 | 100% | ST5 (16) | [61] | |
| Heilongjiang | PCR | Pig | 68 | 6 | 8.82% | ST5 (6) | [55] | |
| Heilongjiang | PCR | Cattle | 147 | 14 | 9.52% | ST10 (10), ST3 (2), ST14 (2) | [55] | |
| Heilongjiang | PCR | Dairy cattle | 526 | 54 | 10.27% | ST10 (41), ST14 (10), ST4 (2), ST5 (1) | [45] | |
| Heilongjiang | PCR | Sheep | 109 | 6 | 5.50% | ST10 (3), ST1 (1), ST5 (1), ST14 (1) | [55] | |
| Anhui | PCR | Sheep | 697 | 22 | 3.16% | ST10 (14), ST14 (3), Novel 1 (3), Novel 2 (1), Novel 3 (1) | [23] | |
| Jiangsu | PCR | Sheep | 75 | 18 | 24.0% | ST5 (8), ST10 (5), ST14 (5) | [23] | |
| Shandong | PCR | Sheep | 60 | 10 | 16.67% | ST10 (6), ST14 (2), Novel 4 (2) | [23] | |
| Shanxi | PCR | Goat | 789 | 458 | 58.05% | ST10 (292), ST14 (123), ST5 (31), ST4 (9), ST1 (1), ST3 (1), Novel (1) | [43] | |
| Anhui | PCR | Goat | 574 | 2 | 0.35% | ST1 (2) | [43] | |
| Heilongjiang | PCR | Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) | 104 | 7 | 6.73% | ST13 (4), ST10 (3) | [56] | |
| Heilongjiang | PCR | Sika deer (Cervus nippon) | 52 | 6 | 11.54% | ST10 (6) | [56] | |
| Jilin | PCR | Sika deer (Cervus nippon) | 30 | 6 | 20% | ST10 (4), ST14 (2) | [56] | |
| Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak) | 2 | 2 | 100% | [6] | ||
| Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Sika deer (Cervus nippon) | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | [6] | ||
| Subtotal | 3828 | 1050 | 27.43% | ST5 (460), ST10 (385), ST14 (148), ST1 (19), ST4 (11), ST3 (9), ST13 (4), Novel1 (4), Novel2 (1), Novel3 (1), Novel4 (2) | ||||
| Carnivora | Heilongjiang | PCR | Racoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) | 16 | 1 | 6.25% | ST3 (1) | [56] |
| Liaoning | PCR | Racoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) | 24 | 2 | 8.33% | ST3 (2) | [56] | |
| Heilongjiang | PCR | Domestic dog | 124 | 2 | 1.61% | ST1 (1), ST4 (1) | [56] | |
| Jilin | PCR | Domestic dog | 12 | 2 | 16.67% | ST1 (2) | [56] | |
| Liaoning | PCR | Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | ST7 (1) | [56] | |
| Heilongjiang | PCR | Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) | 173 | 3 | 1.73% | ST1 (2), ST4 (1) | [56] | |
| Subtotal | 389 | 11 | 2.83% | ST1 (5), ST3 (3), ST4 (2), ST7 (1) | ||||
| Galliformes | Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Peafowl (Pavonini) | 9 | 3 | 33.33% | [6] | |
| Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Brown-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) | 2 | 2 | 100% | [6] | ||
| Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Crimson-bellied tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) | 2 | 1 | 50% | [6] | ||
| Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) | 11 | 10 | 90.91% | [6] | ||
| Heilongjiang | PCR | Domestic chicken | 46 | 6 | 13.04% | ST6 (3), ST7 (3) | [56] | |
| Subtotal | 70 | 22 | 31.43% | ST6 (3), ST7 (3) | ||||
| Primates | Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Golden monkey (Rhinopithecus) | 12 | 8 | 66.67% | [6] | |
| Chinaa | PCR | Cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) | 97 | 85 | 87.63% | ST1 (4), ST2 (14), ST7 (2), ST2 + ST1 (14), ST2 + ST3 (5), ST2 + ST7 (5), ST3 + ST1 (3), ST5 + ST2 (1), ST7 + ST1 (7), ST7 + ST3 (1), ST1 + ST2 + ST3 (10), ST1 + ST2 + ST7 (5), ST2 + ST3 + ST7 (3), ST1 + ST3 + ST7 (1), ST1 + ST2 + ST3 + ST7 (10) | [64] | |
| Subtotal | 109 | 93 | 85.32% | ST1 (4), ST2 (14), ST7 (2), ST2 + ST1 (14), ST2 + ST3 (5), ST2 + ST7 (5), ST3 + ST1 (3), ST5 + ST2 (1), ST7 + ST1 (7), ST7 + ST3 (1), ST1 + ST2 + ST3 (10), ST1 + ST2 + ST7 (5), ST2 + ST3 + ST7 (3), ST1 + ST3 + ST7 (1), ST1 + ST2 + ST3 + ST7 (10) | ||||
| Columbiformes | Heilongjiang | PCR | Pigeon | 47 | 1 | 2.13% | ST6 (1) | [56] |
| Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) | 63 | 6 | 9.53% | |||
| Subtotal | 110 | 7 | 6.36% | ST6 (1) | ||||
| Anseriformes | Shanxi | Smear/Iodine | Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) | 2 | 2 | 100% | [6] | |
| Gruiformes | Heilongjiang | PCR | Red crowned crane (Grus japonensis) | 43 | 6 | 13.95% | ST6 (4), ST7 (2) | [56] |
| Rodentia | Heilongjiang | PCR | Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) | 108 | 4 | 3.70% | ST4 (4) | [56] |
| Lagomorpha | Heilongjiang | PCR | New Zealand white rabbit | 215 | 7 | 3.24% | ST4 (7) | [56] |
| Total | 4874 | 1202 | 24.66% | ST5 (460), ST10 (385), ST14 (148), ST1 (28), ST4 (24), ST2 (14), ST3 (12), ST6 (8), ST7 (8), ST13 (4), ST2 + ST1 (14), ST2 + ST3 (5), ST2 + ST7 (5), ST3 + ST1 (3), ST5 + ST2 (1), ST7 + ST1 (7), ST7 + ST3 (1), ST1 + ST2 + ST3 (10), ST1 + ST2 + ST7 (5), ST2 + ST3 + ST7 (3), ST1 + ST3 + ST7 (1), ST1 + ST2 + ST3 + ST7 (10), Novel (4), Novel4 (2), Novel2 (1), Novel3 (1) |
a
fecal samples from registered breeding facilities in China (F2 purpose-bred).