Zoonotic parasites of bobcats around human landscapes.
We analyzed Lynx rufus fecal parasites from California and Colorado, hypothesizing that bobcats shed zoonotic parasites around human landscapes. Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium, Ancylostoma, Uncinaria, and Toxocara cati were shed. Toxoplasma gondii serology demonstrated exposure. Giardia and Cryptosporidium shedding increased near large human populations. Genotyped Giardia may indicate indirect transmission with humans.
Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. scott.carver@colostate.edu
Scott
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Carver
Andrea V
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Scorza
Sarah N
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Bevins
Seth P D
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Riley
Kevin R
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Crooks
Sue
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Vandewoude
Michael R
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Lappin
D000818:Animals; D002140:California; D003120:Colorado; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D046008:Lynx / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA