Table 1.
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium species/genotypes in pet rodents in Guangdong Province, China.
| Host | Location | Total no. of samples | No. of positive samples | Prevalence (%) | No. and/or name of Cryptosporidium species/genotype (s) | No. and name of Cryptosporidium subtypes (s) | Zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium spp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavia porcellus (Guinea pig) | Pet shops in Guangzhou, farm in Sihui | 310 | 162 | 52.3 | C. wrairi (129), C. homai (32), C. muris (1) | – | Low |
| Chinchilla lanigera (Chinchilla) | Pet shops in Guangzhou | 280 | 26 | 9.3 | C. ubiquitum (23), C. parvum (2), Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype V (1) |
C. ubiquitum-XIId (15), C. ubiquitum-XIIa (5) |
High |
| Phodopus sungorus (Siberian dwarf hamster) | Pet shops and market in Guangzhou | 37 | 32 | 86.5 | Cryptosporidium hamster genotype (26),C. andersoni (6) | – | Low |
| Mesocricetus auratus (Syrian hamster) | Pet shops in Guangzhou | 30 | 26 | 86.7 | C. andersoni (26) | – | Low |
| Phodopus campbelli (Campbell's dwarf hamster) | Pet shop and market in Guangzhou | 27 | 6 | 22.2 |
Cryptosporidium hamster genotype (4), C. andersoni (2) |
– | Low |
| Phodopus roborovskii (Roborovski dwarf hamster) | Pet shop in Guangzhou | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | C. muris (1) | – | Medium |
| Tamias (Chipmunk) | Pet market in Guangzhou | 4 | 3 | 75.0 |
Cryptosporidium ferret genotype (2), Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype V (1) |
– | Low |
| Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel) | Pet market in Guangzhou | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Pteromys volans (Siberian flying squirrel) | Pet market in Guangzhou | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | C. ubiquitum (1) | 66 SNPs from XIIb (1) | Medium |
| Rattus norvegicus domestica (Fancy rat) | Pet shop in Guangzhou | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Octodon degus (Common degu) | Pet shop in Guangzhou | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Total | 697 | 257 | 36.9 | 6 species and 3 genotypes | – |