Prevalence of and management factors contributing to Cryptosporidium sp. infection in pre-weaned and post-weaned calves in Johor, Malaysia

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 534-538

  Muhid, Aida ^a   Robertson, Ian ^b   Ng, Josephine ^b   Ryan, Una ^b  

^a Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia ^*  (Malaysia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calves; Cryptosporidium; Genotyping; Management factors; Prevalence; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM RYANAE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; INFECTION RISK; MALAYSIA; MILK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; MALAYSIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; WEANING;

BOS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.;

EID: 78751634801     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Amer S., Honma H., Ikarashi M., Tada C., Fukuda Y., Suyama Y., Nakai Y. Cryptosporidium genotypes and subtypes in dairy calves in Egypt. Veterinary Parasitology 2010, 169:382-386.
2. Brook E., Hart C.A., French N., Christley R. Prevalence and risk factors for Cryptosporidium spp.infection in young calves. Veterinary Parasitology 2008, 152:46-52.
3. Castro-Hermida J.A., Gonzalez-Losada Y.A., Ares-Mazas E. Prevalence of and risk factors involved in the spread of neonatal bovine cryptosporidiosis in Galicia (NW Spain). Veterinary Parasitology 2002, 106:1-10.
4. Fayer R., Santín M., Macarisin D. Cryptosporidium ubiquitum n sp. in animals and humans. Veterinary Parasitology 2010, 172:23-32.
5. Feltus D.C., Giddings C.W., Khaitsa M.L., McEvoy J.M. High prevalence of Cryptosporidium bovis and the deer-like genotype in calves compared to mature cows in beef cow-calf operations. Veterinary Parasitology 2008, 151:191-195.
6. Feng F., Ortega Y., He G., Das P., Xu M., Zhang X., Fayer R., Gatei W., Cama V., Xiao L. Wide geographic distribution of Cryptosporidium bovis and the deer-like genotype in bovines. Veterinary Parasitology 2007, 144:1-9.
7. Geurden T., Goma F.Y., Siwila J., Phiri I.G.K., Mwanza A.M., Gabriel S., Claerebout E., Vercruysse J. Prevalence and genotyping of Cryptosporidium in three cattle husbandry systems in Zambia. Veterinary Parasitology 2006, 138:217-222.
8. Geurden T., Somers R., Thanh N.T.G., Vien L.V., Nga V.T., Giang H.H., Dorny P., Giao H.K., Vercruysse J. Parasitic infections in dairy cattle around Hanoi, northern Vietnam. Veterinary Parasitology 2008, 153:384-388.
9. Halim A.N., Plutzer J., Bakheit M.A., Karanis P. First report of Cryptosporidium deer-like genotype in Malaysian cattle. Veterinary Parasitology 2008, 152:325-329.
10. Hamnes I.S., Gjerde B., Robertson L. Prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in dairy calves in three areas of Norway. Veterinary Parasitology 2006, 140:204-216.
11. Khan S.M., Debnath C., Pramanik A.K., Xiao L., Nozaki T., Ganguly S. Molecular characterization and assessment of zoonotic transmission of Cryptosporidium from dairy cattle in West Bengal, India. Veterinary Parasitology 2010, 171:41-47.
12. Langkjaer R.B., Enemark Vigre., Maddox-Hyttel H.L. Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia from pigs and cattle in Denmark. Parasitology Today 2007, 134:339-350.
13. Lassen B., Viltrop A., Raaperi K., Jarvis T. Eimeria and Cryptosporidium in Estonian dairy farms in regard to age, species, and diarrhoea. Veterinary Parasitology 2009, 166:212-219.
14. Lim Y.A.L., Ahmad R.A., Osman A., Zulkeflie Z. Survival of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in river and soil environments. Tropical Biomedicine 1999, 16:7-15.
15. Lim Y.A.L., Ahmad R.A., Smith H.V. Current status and future trends in Cryptosporidium and Giardia epidemiology in Malaysia. Journal of Water Health 2008, 6:239-254.
16. Maddox-Hyttel C., Langkjær R.B., Enemark H.L., Vigre H. Cryptosporidium and Giardia in different age groups of Danish cattle and pigs-Occurrence and management associated risk factors. Veterinary Parasitology 2006, 141:48-59.
17. Menon B.S., Abdullah S., Mahamud F., Morgan U.M., Malik A.S., Choo K.E., Singh B. Low prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum in hospitalized children in Kota Bharu, Malaysia. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2001, 32:319-322.
18. Mohammed H.O., Wade S.E., Schaaf S. Risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium parvum infection in dairy cattle in southeastern New York State. Veterinary Parasitology 1999, 83:1-13.
19. Nguyen S.T., Nguyen D.T., Le D.Q., Hua L.N.L., Nguyen T.V., Honma H., Nakai Y. Prevalence and first genetic identification of Cryptosporidium spp. in cattle in central Vietnam. Veterinary Parasitology 2007, 150:357-361.
20. Paul S., Chandra D., Ray D.D., Tewari A.K., Rao J.R., Banerjee P.S., Baidya S., O.K.R. Prevalence and molecular characterization of bovine Cryptosporidium isolates in India. Veterinary Parasitology 2008, 153:143-146.
21. Peng M.M., Wilson M.L., Holland R.E., Meshnick S.R., Lal A.A., Xiao L. Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. In cattle in Michigan: implications for understanding the transmission dynamics. Parasitology Research 2003, 90:175-180.
22. Ryan U., Xiao L., Read C., Zhou L., Lal A.A., Pavlasek I. Identification of novel Cryptosporidium genotypes from the Czech Republic. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2003, 69:4302-4307.
23. Santin M., Trout J.M., Xiao L., Zhou L., Greiner E., Fayer R. Prevalence and age-related variation of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in dairy calves. Veterinary Parasitology 2004, 122:103-117.
24. Santin M., Trout J.M., Fayer R. A longitudinal study of cryptosporidiosis in dairy cattle from birth to 2years of age. Veterinary Parasitology 2008, 155:15-23.
25. Silverlås C., Näslund K., Björkman C., Mattsson J.G. Molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium isolates from Swedish dairy cattle in relation to age, diarrhoea and region. Veterinary Parasitology 2010, 169:289-295.
26. Strong W.B., Gut J., Nelson R.G. Cloning and sequence analysis of a highly polymorphic Cryptosporidium parvum gene encoding a 60-kilodalton glycoprotein and characterization of its 15- and 45-kilodalton zoite surface antigen products. Infection and Immunity 2000, 68:4117-4134.
27. Thompson H.P., Dooley J.S.G., Kenny J., McCoy M., Lowery C.J., Moore J.E., Xiao L. Genotypes and subtypes of Cryptosporidium spp. in neonatal calves in Northern Ireland. Parasitology Research 2007, 100:619-624.
28. Thrusfield M. Veterinary Epidemiology 2005, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK.
29. Trotz W.L.A., Martin S.W., Leslie K.E., Duffield T., Nydam D.V., Peregrine A.S. Calf-level risk factors for neonatal diarrhea and shedding of Cryptosporidium parvum in Ontario dairy calves. Preventative Veterinary Medicine 2007, 82:12-28.
30. Trotz W.L.A., Martin S.W., Leslie K.E., Duffield T., Nydam D.V., Peregrine A.S. Association between management practices and within-herd prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum shedding on dairy farms in southern Ontario. Preventative Veterinary Medicine 2008, 83:11-23.
31. Winkworth C., Matthaei C., Townsend C. Prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp in calves from a region in New Zealand experiencing intensification of dairying. NZ Veterinary Journal 2008, 56:15-20.
32. Xiao L., Fayer R. Molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia and assessment of zoonotic transmission. International Journal for Parasitology 2008, 38:1239-1255.
33. Xiao L. Molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis: an update. Experimental Parasitology 2010, 124:80-89.