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
2015
Prevalence and genetic diversity of the intestinal parasites Blastocystis sp. and Cryptosporidium spp. in household dogs in France and evaluation of zoonotic transmission risk
Osman M, Bories J, Safadi D, Poirel M, Gantois N, Benamrouz-Vanneste S, Delhaes L, Hugonnard M, Certad G, Zenner L, Viscogliosi E. Prevalence and genetic diversity of the intestinal parasites Blastocystis sp. and Cryptosporidium spp. in household dogs in France and evaluation of zoonotic transmission risk. Veterinary Parasitology 2015, 214: 167-170. PMID: 26395822, DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryptosporidium sppHousehold dogsBlastocystis spC. canisCanine populationZoonotic transmission riskFecal samplesZoonotic riskGastrointestinal parasitesDomestic dogsZoonotic reservoirsGenetic diversityCystoisospora spGastrointestinal symptomsCommon parasiteLight microscopy examinationNatural hostOverall prevalenceSppLow prevalenceSubtype 2Giardia spIntestinal parasitesIntestinal protozoaMolecular epidemiology