Occurrence of parasitic microsporidia Encephalitozoon spp. for wild rodents in Brno ZOO

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Occurrence of parasitic microsporidia Encephalitozoon spp. for wild rodents in Brno ZOO
Original language description
Encephalitozoon spp. belongs to obligatory intracellular microsporidia, which is responsible for systematic disease in mammals. Encephalitozoonosis is important in human and veterinary medicine but we know little of its occurrence in wild rodents. The aim of this study was to detect Encephalitozoon spp. in wild rodents in ZOO Brno. Trapping of rodents was done by using spring traps and life-hunt traps in years 2016 – 2017. In total, 49 rodents were trapped including 27 Yellow-necked Field Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis), 19 Long-tailed Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) and three Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus). Encephalitozoon spp. was detected in liver of 13 (26,5 %) rodents by nested PCR using two primer pairs (inside and outside ones). Positive animals included nine Yellow-necked Field Mouse, three Long-tailed Field Mouse and one Bank Vole. Our results demonstrate that wild rodents in ZOO Brno are coming into contact with Encephalitozoon spp., and they can serve as source of infection for zoo animals but also for humans (zoo personnel and visitors).
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I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
XX. KONFERENCE MLADÝCH VĚDECKÝCH PRACOVNÍKŮ S MEZINÁRODNÍ ÚČASTÍ
ISBN
9788073057992
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Number of pages
3
Pages from-to
136-138
Publisher name
Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita Brno
Place of publication
Brno
Event location
Brno
Event date
May 30, 2018
Type of event by nationality
CST - Celostátní akce
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