From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2007-11-22 16:33:04 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] giardia
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Here is something from one of the BioOne journals to take into account=20
if you ever have a ferret with Giardia:
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Volume 91, Issue 1 (February 2005)
Journal of Parasitology
Article: pp. 179=E2=80=93182 | Full Text | PDF (5.46M)
Zoonotic Genotype of Giardia intestinalis Detected in a Ferret
Niichiro AbeA, Carolyn ReadA, B, R. C. Andrew ThompsonA, B, and=20
Motohiro IsekiA, C
A. Department of Microbiology, Osaka City Institute of Public Health=20
and Environmental Sciences, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0026, Japan, B.=20
Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University,=20
Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia, C. Department of Parasitology, Graduate=20
School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi, Kanazawa=20
920-8640, Japan. E-mail: n.abe@iphes.city.osaka.jp
Giardia intestinalis has been found in a variety of mammals, including=20
humans, and consists of host-specific and zoonotic genotypes. There=20
has been only 1 study of G. intestinalis infection in weasels, but the=20
genotype of its isolate remains unclear. In this study, we report the=20
isolation ofGiardia in a ferret exhibited at a pet shop. The isolate=20
was analyzed genetically to validate the possibility of zoonotic=20
transmission. Giardia diagnostic fragments of the small subunit=20
ribosomal RNA, =CE=B2-giardin, and glutamate dehydrogenase genes were=20
amplified from the ferret isolate and sequenced to reveal the=20
phylogenetic relationships between it and other Giardia species or=20
genotypes of G. intestinalis reported previously. The results showed=20
that the ferret isolate represented the genetic group A-I in=20
assemblage A, which could be a causative agent of human giardiasis.
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3405RN
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http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=3Dindex-html
Tip: Forget the search box and select "search" in the top menu bar. Then =
have the setting to look in all publications and just look for articles tha=
t contain the words "ferret" and "mustela" though you will still get some y=
ou should not like one on lemurs and one on giant anteaters. Leave the res=
t blank unless you know what you are looking for specifically. They need s=
omeone who is better at putting together a good search engine line Eric and=
Pam Sessoms who did the FHL one, or Bill Gruber who did the FML one. :-)
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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