Serological Survey for Antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi in Ownerless Dogs From Urban Areas of Brazil and Colombia

Lindsay, David S.; Goodwin, David G.; Zajac, Anne M.; Cortés-Vecino, Jesús A.; Gennari, Solange Maria; Rosypal, Alexa C.; Dubey, J. P.

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“…The parasite is not recognized as a major human or animal health problem in Brazil. However, serological studies indicate that the parasite is present in Brazil; antibodies to E. cuniculi were found in 79 (14%) of 559 horses (Goodwin et al, 2006) and in 9 (14%) of 63 dogs (Lindsay et al, 2009) from Brazil.…”

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Prevalence of Antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania infantum, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Sarcocystis neurona, and Neospora caninum in Capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, from São Paulo State, Brazil

Valadas

Gennari

Yai

et al. 2010

Journal of Parasitology

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Prevalence of Antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania infantum, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Sarcocystis neurona, and Neospora caninum in Capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, from São Paulo State, Brazil

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“…E. cuniculi infections of pet rabbits and laboratory rabbits are best described (for review see (Künzel and Joachim, 2010)). However this species can also infect several other mammals (Wasson and Peper, 2000, Levkutová et al., 2004, Mathis et al., 2005, Goodwin et al., 2006, Lindsay et al., 2009, Sasaki et al., 2011, Wagnerová et al., 2012, Cray and Rivas, 2013, Meng et al., 2014). …”

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More than a rabbit's tale – Encephalitozoon spp. in wild mammals and birds

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Sak

Joachim

et al. 2016

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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Within the microsporidian genus Encephalitozoon, three species, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Encephalitozoon hellem and Encephalitozoon intestinalis have been described. Several orders of the Class Aves (Passeriformes, Psittaciformes, Apodiformes, Ciconiiformis, Gruiformes, Columbiformes, Suliformes, Podicipediformes, Anseriformes, Struthioniformes, Falconiformes) and of the Class Mammalia (Rodentia, Lagomorpha, Primates, Artyodactyla, Soricomorpha, Chiroptera, Carnivora) can become infected. Especially E. cuniculi has a very broad host range while E. hellem is mainly distributed amongst birds. E. intestinalis has so far been detected only sporadically in wild animals. Although genotyping allows the identification of strains with a certain host preference, recent studies have demonstrated that they have no strict host specificity. Accordingly, humans can become infected with any of the four strains of E. cuniculi as well as with E. hellem or E. intestinalis, the latter being the most common. Especially, but not exclusively, immunocompromised people are at risk. Environmental contamination with as well as direct transmission of Encephalitozoon is therefore highly relevant for public health. Moreover, endangered species might be threatened by the spread of pathogens into their habitats. In captivity, clinically overt and often fatal disease seems to occur frequently. In conclusion, Encephalitozoon appears to be common in wild warm-blooded animals and these hosts may present important reservoirs for environmental contamination and maintenance of the pathogens. Similar to domestic animals, asymptomatic infections seem to occur frequently but in captive wild animals severe disease has also been reported. Detailed investigations into the epidemiology and clinical relevance of these microsporidia will permit a full appraisal of their role as pathogens.

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“…Encephalitozoon cuniculi (E. cuniculi) is an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite and infects a wide range of mammalian hosts, such as rabbits, rodents, dogs and humans [10,11,15]. E. cuniculi is an opportunistic pathogen in human patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and other immunocompromised people [3,8].…”

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Serological survey of <i>Encephalitozoon cuniculi</i> infection in cats in Japan

Tsukada

Osaka

Takano

et al. 2016

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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Antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi (E. cuniculi) were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using E. cuniculi PTP2 recombinant protein from serum samples that had been collected from a total of 295 cats in Japan. Of these samples, 6.1% (18/295) had antibodies against E. cuniculi, which included 6.3% (6/96) of the male cats and 6.0% (12/199) of the female cats. The incidence was slightly higher in feral cats (8.3%, 11/132) compared to domesticated cats (4.3%, 7/163). This suggests the possibility that the cats of our country have become a reservoir of E. cuniculi. This study is the first to demonstrate the prevalence of E. cuniculi infection in cats in Japan.

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Serological Survey for Antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi in Ownerless Dogs From Urban Areas of Brazil and Colombia

Cited by 19 publications

References 19 publications

Prevalence of Antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania infantum, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Sarcocystis neurona, and Neospora caninum in Capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, from São Paulo State, Brazil

Prevalence of Antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania infantum, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Sarcocystis neurona, and Neospora caninum in Capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, from São Paulo State, Brazil

More than a rabbit's tale – Encephalitozoon spp. in wild mammals and birds

Serological survey of <i>Encephalitozoon cuniculi</i> infection in cats in Japan

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