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Online Journal of Veterinary
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ISSN 1328-925X
Volume 22 (8):715-720, 2018.
Prevalence of cryptosporidium
in domestic and stray cats in Baghdad, Iraq.
Zaid Khalid Ahmed,
Athmar Khudair Abbas.
Department of
Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad,
Iraq.
ABSTRACT
Ahmed
ZK, Abbas AK., Prevalence of cryptosporidium in domestic and stray cats in
Baghdad, Iraq, Onl J Vet Res., 22 (8):715-720, 2018. Authors report prevalence
of Cryptosporidium in feces of 60 domestic and stray cats from Baghdad,
Iraq by microscopy (n=120) and PCR (N=100). By microscopy we found 9.6% and by
PCR 20% infected by Cryptosporidium parvum with 9.6% of domestic female and 9.3% male strays. Domestic male cats were not infected. We found no
difference between domestic and stray kittens or adults but possibly higher
prevalence in warmer months. One PCR primer was used in this study for
detection of Cryptosporidium using complete sequence 18 ribosomal gene (Hadfield et al., 2011). The higher values by PCR
may be due to detection of remnant DNA from past infections.
Key words: Apicomplexa, Protozoa, Fecal sample, PCR, DNA.
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