Investigation of Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in free-ranged livestock on the southeastern Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, China
Cryptosporidium suis was identified in yaks and horses while zoonotic E. bieneusi genotype BEB4 in Tibetan sheep for the first time, expanding their host ranges. These findings suggested that yaks, Tibetan sheep and horses could act as potential sources of human Cryptosporidium spp. and E. bieneusi infections, implying that the presence of zoonotic species/genotypes could pose a threat to public health.
Authors
- Jinhua Jian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1940-7401)
- Jianping Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1974-0047)
- Yaxin Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1606-1898)
- Yaxue Wang
- Xiaoxue Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8687-9711)
- Yujuan Shen
- Hua Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2798-3337)
- Xu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5193-9697)
- Qingqiu Zuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1344-6115)
- Bin Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1450-2269)
Institutions
- National Institute for Parasitic Diseases (CN)
- Hangzhou Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10737-5
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.14
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China