Zoonotic assemblages A and B of Giardia duodenalis in Chiroptera from Brazilian Amazon biome
Bats are important reservoirs and spreaders of pathogens. Giardia duodenalis is a globally important protozoan that infects humans and other mammals with considerable public health burden, particularly on the child development. Based on genetic variation and host specificity, G. duodenalis is catego...
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| author | Lisiane Lappe dos Reis Lirna Salvioni Silva de Souza Fernanda Rodrigues Fonseca Alessandra Ferreira Dales Nava Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente |
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| description | Bats are important reservoirs and spreaders of pathogens. Giardia duodenalis is a globally important protozoan that infects humans and other mammals with considerable public health burden, particularly on the child development. Based on genetic variation and host specificity, G. duodenalis is categorized into eight genotypes/assemblages A-H. Assemblages A and B are widespread globally and are associated with human and animal disease. There is evidence of Giardia in the bat feces from diverse geographic regions, but the G. duodenalis assemblages are unknown, which is a key point for the One Health view. Here, we successfully amplified the BG/GDH/DIS3/HCMP2/HCMP3 targets of G. duodenalis from five bat species captured in the Brazilian Amazon biome revealing the presence of zoonotic G. duodenalis assemblages A and B in the feces of these flying mammals. Our study reveals that bats may play a role in transmission of zoonotic G. duodenalis, at least in this biome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-737b7dcdf6704f6b991a34b3c68dd7892025-08-20T01:57:51ZengElsevierOne Health2352-77142024-12-011910085310.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100853Zoonotic assemblages A and B of Giardia duodenalis in Chiroptera from Brazilian Amazon biomeLisiane Lappe dos Reis0Lirna Salvioni Silva de Souza1Fernanda Rodrigues Fonseca2Alessandra Ferreira Dales Nava3Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente4Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Leônidas & Maria Deane, Laboratório de Diversidade Microbiana da Amazônia de Importância para a Saúde - DMAIS, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Genética Molecular de Microrganismos - LGMM, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Leônidas & Maria Deane, Laboratório de Diversidade Microbiana da Amazônia de Importância para a Saúde - DMAIS, Manaus, AM, Brazil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Leônidas & Maria Deane, Laboratório de Diversidade Microbiana da Amazônia de Importância para a Saúde - DMAIS, Manaus, AM, BrazilFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Leônidas & Maria Deane, Laboratório de Modelagem em Estatística, Geoprocessamento e Epidemiologia - LEGEPI, Manaus, AM, BrazilFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Leônidas & Maria Deane, Laboratório de Ecologia de Doenças Transmissíveis na Amazônia - EDTA, Manaus, AM, BrazilFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Genética Molecular de Microrganismos - LGMM, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilBats are important reservoirs and spreaders of pathogens. Giardia duodenalis is a globally important protozoan that infects humans and other mammals with considerable public health burden, particularly on the child development. Based on genetic variation and host specificity, G. duodenalis is categorized into eight genotypes/assemblages A-H. Assemblages A and B are widespread globally and are associated with human and animal disease. There is evidence of Giardia in the bat feces from diverse geographic regions, but the G. duodenalis assemblages are unknown, which is a key point for the One Health view. Here, we successfully amplified the BG/GDH/DIS3/HCMP2/HCMP3 targets of G. duodenalis from five bat species captured in the Brazilian Amazon biome revealing the presence of zoonotic G. duodenalis assemblages A and B in the feces of these flying mammals. Our study reveals that bats may play a role in transmission of zoonotic G. duodenalis, at least in this biome.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771424001794Intestinal protozoaBatInfectious diseasePathogenDiarrheaOne health |
| spellingShingle | Lisiane Lappe dos Reis Lirna Salvioni Silva de Souza Fernanda Rodrigues Fonseca Alessandra Ferreira Dales Nava Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente Zoonotic assemblages A and B of Giardia duodenalis in Chiroptera from Brazilian Amazon biome One Health Intestinal protozoa Bat Infectious disease Pathogen Diarrhea One health |
| title | Zoonotic assemblages A and B of Giardia duodenalis in Chiroptera from Brazilian Amazon biome |
| title_full | Zoonotic assemblages A and B of Giardia duodenalis in Chiroptera from Brazilian Amazon biome |
| title_fullStr | Zoonotic assemblages A and B of Giardia duodenalis in Chiroptera from Brazilian Amazon biome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zoonotic assemblages A and B of Giardia duodenalis in Chiroptera from Brazilian Amazon biome |
| title_short | Zoonotic assemblages A and B of Giardia duodenalis in Chiroptera from Brazilian Amazon biome |
| title_sort | zoonotic assemblages a and b of giardia duodenalis in chiroptera from brazilian amazon biome |
| topic | Intestinal protozoa Bat Infectious disease Pathogen Diarrhea One health |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771424001794 |
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