Cryptosporidium species

Guo, Yaqiong, Li, Na, Feng, Yaoyu & Xiao, Lihua, 2021, Zoonotic parasites in farmed exotic animals in China: Implications to public health, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 14, pp. 241-247 : 242-243

2.1. Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in fur animals

Several Cryptosporidium species and genotypes were detected in farmed foxes, raccoon dogs, and minks in China. One dominant species in these fur animals is C. canis , which was found in most studies conducted in northern China. In addition, Cryptosporidium mink genotype appears to be another common pathogen in minks. Other

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Cryptosporidium species identified include C. parvum and C. meleagridis in a few animals ( Table 1). The C. parvum identified in two minks belonged to IIdA15G1, one of the two most common C. parvum subtypes in China ( Qian et al., 2020). Four divergent subtype families (Xb-Xe) were found in Cryptosporidium mink genotype, indicting the diverse origins of these animals ( Qian et al., 2020; Yang et al., 2018; Zhang et al., 2016a).