2019
First report on the prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. in dairy cattle in Lebanon and assessment of zoonotic transmission
Greige S, El Safadi D, Khaled S, Gantois N, Baydoun M, Chemaly M, Benamrouz-Vanneste S, Chabé M, Osman M, Certad G, Hamze M, Viscogliosi E. First report on the prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. in dairy cattle in Lebanon and assessment of zoonotic transmission. Acta Tropica 2019, 194: 23-29. PMID: 30878470, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDomestic cattleBlastocystis spCattle livestockDairy cattleFecal samplesLow host specificityNon-human hostsDairy farmersZoonotic potentialZoonotic transmissionCattleZoonotic reservoirsFarmers' CohortLivestockAnimal hostsST3 isolatesPossible reservoirST distributionHost specificityST10FarmsHuman populationHuman infectionsPositive samplesST1
2013
Molecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis in Lebanon and Correlation between Subtype 1 and Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Safadi D, Meloni D, Poirier P, Osman M, Cian A, Gaayeb L, Wawrzyniak I, Delbac F, Alaoui H, Delhaes L, Dei-Cas E, Mallat H, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Viscogliosi E. Molecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis in Lebanon and Correlation between Subtype 1 and Gastrointestinal Symptoms. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 88: 1203-1206. PMID: 23458955, PMCID: PMC3752823, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlastocystisBlastocystis InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolDNA, ProtozoanFecesFemaleGastrointestinal TractGenotypeHumansInfantLebanonMaleMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyPrevalenceRibosome Subunits, SmallSequence Analysis, DNASpecimen HandlingYoung AdultConceptsLebanese populationCommon eukaryotic parasiteRibosomal RNA gene sequencingRNA gene sequencingAsymptomatic patientsGastrointestinal symptomsSymptomatic patientsSubtype 1Intestinal tractMolecular epidemiologyPatientsBlastocystis subtypesDirect light microscopyFecal samplesPublic healthSubtypesST distributionBlastocystis isolatesBlastocystisGene sequencingParasitesPopulationST1SymptomsEpidemiology