Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 356-358 , July 2010

Cryptosporidiosis in Horses of Urban Areas of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil

  • Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques, PhD, Department of Clinical Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Aneron Correa de Oliveira, 74 apartamento 201, CEP: 91410-070, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

References 

  1. McKenzie DM, Diffay BC. Diarrhoea associated with cryptosporidial oocyst shedding in a Quarterhorse stallion. Aust Vet J. 2000;78:27–28
  2. Mair TS, Taylor FGR, Harbour DA, Pearson GR. Concurrent Cryptosporidium and coronavirus infections in an Arabian foal with combined immunodeficiency syndrome. Vet Rec. 1990;10:127–129
  3. Beelitz P, Göbel E, Gothe R. Spectrum of species and incidence of endoparasites in foals and their mother mares from breeding farms with and without anthelmintic prophylaxis in upper Bavaria. [in German] Tierarztl Prax. 1996;24:48–54
  4. Netherwood T, Wood JL, Townsend HG, Mumford JA, Chanter N. Foal diarrhoea between 1991 and 1994 in the United Kingdom associated with Clostridium perfringens, rotavirus, Strongyloides westeri and Cryptosporidium spp. Epidemiol Infect. 1996;117:375–383
  5. Forde KN, Swinker AM, Traub-Dargatz JL, Cheney JM. The prevalence of Cryptosporidium/Giardia in the trail horse population utilizing public lands in Colorado. J Equine Vet Sci. 1998;18:38–40
  6. Cole DJ, Cohen ND, Snowden K, Smith R. Prevalence of and risk factors for fecal shedding of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1998;213:1296–1302
  7. Cole DJ, Snowden K, Cohen ND, Smith R. Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in horses: thresholds of acid-fast stain, immunofluorescence assay, and flow cytometry. J Clin Microbiol. 1999;37:457–460
  8. Majewska AC, Werner A, Sulima P, Luty T. Survey on equine cryptosporidiosis in Poland and the possibility of zoonotic transmission. Ann Agric Environ Med. 1999;6:161–165
  9. Mahdi NK, Ali NH. Cryptosporidiosis among animal handlers and their livestock in Basrah, Iraq. East Afr Med J. 2002;79:550–553
  10. Majewska AC, Solarczyk P, Tamang L, Graczyk TK. Equine Cryptosporidium parvum infections in western Poland. Parasitol Res. 2004;93:274–278
  11. Venturini L, Bacigalupe D, Basso W, Unzaga JM, Venturini MC, Moré G. Cryptosporidium parvum en animals domésticos y en monos de un zoológico. Parasitol Latinoam. 2006;61:90–93
  12. Giangaspero A, Berrilli F, Brandonisio O. Giardia and Cryptosporidium and public health: the epidemiological scenario from the Italian perspective. Parasitol Res. 2007;101:1169–1182
  13. Gomes AD, Barretta C, Ziegler DP, Sausen L, Stoever N, Sangioni LA, et al. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia sp. infection in horses stabled in the Jockey Club of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Cienc Rural. 2008;38:2662–2665
  14. Grinberg A, Learmonth J, Kwan E, Pomroy W, Lopez Villalobos N, Gibson I, et al. Genetic diversity and zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium parvum causing foal diarrhea. J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2396–2398
  15. Epe C, Ising-Volmer S, Stoye M. Parasitological fecal studies of equids, dogs, cats and hedgehogs during the years 1984-1991. [in German] Dtsch Tieraztl Wochenschr. 1993;100:426–428
  16. Johnson E, Atwill ER, Filkins ME, Kalush J. The prevalence of shedding of Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. based on a single fecal sample collection from each of 91 horses used for backcountry recreation. J Vet Diagn Invest. 1997;9:56–60
  17. Bray RE, Wickler SJ, Cogger EA, Atwill ER, London C, Gallino JL, et al. Endoparasite infection and Cryptosporidium/Giardia in feral horses on public lands. J Equine Vet Sci. 1998;18:41–43
  18. Epe C, Coati N, Schnieder T. Result of parasitological examinations of faecal samples from horses, ruminants, pigs, dogs, cats, hedgehogs and rabbits between 1998 and 2002. [in German] Dtsch Tieraztl Wochenschr. 2004;111:243–247
  19. Ryan U, Xiao L, Read C, Zhou L, Lal AA, Pavlasek I. Identification of novel Cryptosporidium genotypes from Czech Republic. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003;69:4302–4307
  20. Robinson G, Elwin K, Chalmers RM. Unusual Cryptosporidium genotypes in human cases of diarrhea. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14:1800–1802
  21. McKnight TL, Hess D. Climate zones and types: the Köppen system. Physical geography: a landscape appreciation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall; 2000;200–201
  22. Henricksen SA, Pohlenz JFL. Staining of Cryptosporidia by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique. Acta Vet Scand. 1981;22:594–596

PII: S0737-0806(10)00226-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2010.05.006

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 356-358 , July 2010

Article Tools