Emerging genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of Entamoeba moshkovskii among patients with acute diarrhoea in Northern India
This study provides the first sequence-confirmed evidence of E. moshkovskii infection in Northern India and demonstrates emerging genetic diversity among clinical isolates. The coexistence of clonal and divergent strains highlights complex transmission pathways involving environmental and zoonotic reservoirs. These findings underscore the need to incorporate E. moshkovskii into molecular diagnostic algorithms and diarrhoeal disease surveillance within a One Health framework.
Authors
- Priya Datta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5608-8919)
- Sadhna Lal Bhasin
- Puja Garg
- Pankaj Malhotra
- Rakesh Sehgal
- Surinder Singh Rana
Institutions
- Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital (IN)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00876-5
- Primary Topic
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00