The prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum and C. muris in Mus domesticus, Apodemus sylvaticus and Clethrionomys glareolus in an agricultural system

Wild mice and voles were tested for Cryptosporidium during a 2-year survey at an agricultural site in Warwickshire, United Kingdom. C. parvum and C. muris, the two cryptosporidial species known to infect mammals, were detected. Prevalence figures of 22%, 21% and 13% noted for C. parvum for Mus domes...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 1997, Vol.83 (5), p.478-482
Main Authors: CHALMERS, R. M, STURDEE, A. P, BULL, S. A, MILLER, A, WRIGHT, S. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Animal protozoal diseases
Animals
Animals, Wild - parasitology
Arvicolinae - parasitology
Biological and medical sciences
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis - parasitology
Cryptosporidiosis - veterinary
Cryptosporidium parvum - isolation & purification
Female
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Mice
Muridae - parasitology
Parasitic diseases
Prevalence
Protozoal diseases
Rodent Diseases - epidemiology
Rodent Diseases - parasitology
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Summary:Wild mice and voles were tested for Cryptosporidium during a 2-year survey at an agricultural site in Warwickshire, United Kingdom. C. parvum and C. muris, the two cryptosporidial species known to infect mammals, were detected. Prevalence figures of 22%, 21% and 13% noted for C. parvum for Mus domesticus, Apodemus sylvaticus and Clethrionomys glareolus, respectively, were higher than those recorded for C. muris at 10%, 6% and 2%. C. parvum causes the sometimes severe diarrhoeal disease cryptosporidiosis in many hosts, but the wild rodents were asymptomatic. The discovery of C. muris in A. sylvaticus and C. glareolus confirms a wider distribution in wild rodents than has previously been reported. Rodents may represent a significant reservoir of Cryptosporidium with a high potential for infection of man and livestock due to cohabitation.
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s004360050283