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ArticleParasitology research2015

Enteric protozoa of cats and their zoonotic potential-a field study from Austria.

Barbara Hinney, Christina Ederer, Carina Stengl, Katrin Wilding, Gabriela Štrkolcová, Josef Harl, Eva Flechl, Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Anja Joachim

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Article in Parasitology research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Barbara HinneyInstitute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, Vetmeduni Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Wien, Austria, barbara.hinney@vetmeduni.ac.at.
Christina Ederer
Carina Stengl
Katrin Wilding
Gabriela Štrkolcová
Josef Harl
Eva Flechl
Hans-Peter Fuehrer
Anja Joachim
MODUL University Vienna · ATUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · ATUniversity of Veterinary Medicine in Košice · SK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Domestic cats can be infected with a variety of enteric protozoa. Genotyping of protozoan species, especially Giardia as the most common, can improve assessment of their relevance as zoonotic agents. For an overview on the occurrence of feline enteric protozoa, 298 faecal samples of cats from private households, catteries and animal shelters in Austria were collected. All samples were examined by flotation and using a rapid test for Giardia (FASTest). For the detection of Tritrichomonas blagburni, freshly voided faeces (n = 40) were processed using a commercial culturing system (InPouch TF-Feline). Genotyping was done at the β-giardin gene loci (each sample) and triosephosphate isomerase gene loci (positive samples) for Giardia and at the 18S rRNA gene (positive samples) for Cryptosporidium. Thirty-seven samples (12.4%) were positive for Giardia by flotation and/or using a rapid test. Cryptosporidium was present in 1.7%, Cystoisospora in 4.0%, Sarcocystis in 0.3% and T. blagburni in 2.5% of the samples. Genotyping revealed Giardia cati, the potentially zoonotic Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium felis. Most of the infected cats had no diarrhoea. Cats from shelters were significantly more often infected than owned cats (p = 0.01). When comparing Giardia detection methods, the rapid test had a higher sensitivity than flotation. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results were mostly independent from the other two tests.

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AnimalsAustriaCat DiseasesCatsCryptosporidiosisCryptosporidiumDNA, ProtozoanFecesGenotypeGiardiaGiardiasisPolymerase Chain ReactionDNA, Protozoan

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