First report of Cryptosporidium deer-like genotype in Kenyan cattle

作者：Szonyi Barbara; Kang'ethe Erastus K; Mbae Cecilia Kathure; Kakundi Erastus M; Kamwati Stanley K; Mohammed Hussni O^*

来源：Veterinary Parasitology, 2008, 153(1-2): 172-175.

DOI：10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.008

• Cryptosporidium
• genotypes
• Kenya
• cattle

The objective of the study was to identify Cryptosporidium genotypes from feces collected from urban and peri-urban dairy cattle in Nairobi, Kenya, in order to determine their zoonotic potential. DNA was extracted from 34 samples that were diagnosed positive by the modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique. Two Cryptosporidium isolates examined at the 18S rRNA locus were identified as the deer-like genotype by DNA sequencing. As public health officials are facing the difficult decision whether to allow urban livestock production because of its economic benefits and a livelihood asset to the urban communities, or to ban it for its public health risks, the finding of non-zoonotic genotypes in a smallholder dairy system has significant public health as well as economic implications that merit further investigation.

• 出版日期2008-5-6