Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis and factors associated with its infection in water buffaloes in Northeast Thailand

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Water buffaloes Giardia duodenalis PCR Northeast Thailand

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Benjamas Khurajog
1 Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand 2 Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology: (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE), Bangkok 10900, Thailand 3 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
Amornrat Masakul
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
Tawin Inpankaew
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
Ketsarin Kamyingkird
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
Kannika Wongpanit
Program in Agro-Resources Faculty of Natural Resource and Agro-Industry, Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Sathaporn Jittapalapong
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

Abstract

Giardia spp. is the intestinal protozoa causing giardiasis in animals and humans. Transmission of the disease occurs via the fecal-oral route between animals to animals and animals to humans. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of Giardia duodenalis, identify the assemblage, and analyze factors associated with its infections of water buffaloes in Northeast Thailand. A total of 567 buffalo fecal samples were collected from northeast provinces including Sakon Nakhon, Buri Ram, Ubon Ratchathani, Roi Et, Si Sa Ket and Surin. Fecal samples underwent zinc sulphate floatation and nested PCR (nPCR) based on the SSU-rRNA gene. The overall prevalence of Giardia duodenalis infections by nPCR was 0.4% (2/567). The positive DNAs were sequenced and compared to reference nucleotide sequences from GenBank. The prevalence of G. duodenalis infections in water buffaloes among six provinces was ranged between 0 to 1.6%. Buri Ram had the highest individual infections (1.6%, 1/62) and the herd prevalence was 0.7% (2/276). Regarding the factors associated with G. duodenalis infections, sex, age, herd size, and geographical landscape (basin) were brought to analysis, but they were not statistically significant.

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Vol. 37 No. 1: June 2014
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Research