High prevalence of Giardia detected in cats by PCR.
Microscopy, PCR and a Giardia CELISA test were used to determine the prevalence of Giardia in 40 faecal samples obtained from domestic cats in the Perth metropolitan area. A prevalence of 5, 80 and 60% was found by the tests, respectively. The results show that more sensitive techniques such as PCR may be necessary, and may yield more reliable results, in the detection of low levels of Giardia in domestic cats.
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Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats / Q000469:parasitology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D005872:Giardia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence