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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in Brazilian sheep

2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 175; Issue: 3-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.036

1873-2550

Vagner Ricardo da Silva Fiúza, Rachel Ingrid Juliboni Cosendey, Edwards Frazão-Teixeira, Mónica Santı́n, Ronald Fayer, Francisco Carlos Rodrigues de Oliveira,

Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Feces were collected from 125 sheep between January and December 2007, on ten farms in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and examined for the presence of Cryptosporidium. Ninety samples were collected from lambs 2 to 6 months of age, and 35 were from sheep over 12 months of age. All samples were subjected to molecular analysis by polymerase chain reaction (nested PCR) in two steps of the SSU rRNA. Two samples (1.6%) from the lambs were positive, and after sequencing were identified as Cryptosporidium ubiquitum. This species has been reported worldwide and it is considered a zoonotic pathogen since it has been found and in several animal species and humans. However, because of the low frequency of C. ubiquitum found, the risk for public health in this region may not be high.