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First Epidemiological Report on the Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Cryptosporidium spp. in Farmed Marine and Wild Freshwater Fish in Central and Eastern of Algeria

Reghaissia, Nassiba, Maxamhud, Sadiya, Laatamna, AbdElkarim, Samari, Houssem, Dahmane, AbdEldjalil, Berima, Rabeh, Abdelli, Amine, Hakem, Ahcene, Baroudi, Djamel, Tsaousis, Anastasios D. and others. (2022) First Epidemiological Report on the Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Cryptosporidium spp. in Farmed Marine and Wild Freshwater Fish in Central and Eastern of Algeria. Acta Parasitologica, 67 (3). pp. 1152-1161. ISSN 1230-2821. (doi:10.1007/s11686-022-00560-2) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:98174)

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Abstract

Purpose: The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in six different fish species both from marine and freshwater environments.

Methods: During a period of 2 years (2018–2020), a total of 415 fecal samples and 565 intestinal scrapings were collected in seven provinces from the central and eastern Algeria. From those, 860 fish belonged to six different species, two of which are cultured marine and four are wild freshwater fish. All samples were screened for Cryptosporidium spp. presence using molecular techniques. Nested PCR approach was performed to amplify partial sequences of the small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) and 60-kDa glycoprotein (GP60) genes for Cryptosporidium genotyping and subtyping. Detailed statistical analysis was performed to assess the prevalence variation of Cryptosporidium infection according to different risk factors.

Results: Nested PCR analysis of SSU gene revealed 173 Cryptosporidium positive fish, giving an overall prevalence of 20.11% (17.5–23.0). Cryptosporidium spp. was detected in 8.93% (42/470) of cultured marine fish and 33.58% (131/390) of wild freshwater fish. Overall, the prevalence was affected by all studied risk factors, except the gender. Molecular characterization and subtyping of Cryptosporidium isolates showed occurrence of IIaA16G2R1 and IIaA17G2R1 subtypes of C. parvum in the fish species Sparus aurata.

Conclusion: The present study provides the first epidemiological data on the prevalence and associated risk factors of Cryptosporidium spp. in farmed marine and wild freshwater fish and the first molecular data on the occurrence of zoonotic C. parvum in fish from North Africa (Algeria).

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s11686-022-00560-2
Uncontrolled keywords: Fish, Cryptosporidium spp., Prevalence, Molecular characterization, Algeria
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology
S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Anastasios Tsaousis
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2022 21:00 UTC
Last Modified: 21 Nov 2022 17:31 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/98174 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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