Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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California
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Colorado
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Feces / parasitology*
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Female
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Gastrointestinal Diseases / parasitology
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Gastrointestinal Diseases / veterinary*
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Humans
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Lynx / parasitology*
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Parasites / classification*
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Parasites / isolation & purification*
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Parasitic Diseases, Animal / parasitology*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Associated data
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GENBANK/JQ688299
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GENBANK/JQ688300
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GENBANK/JQ740600
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GENBANK/JQ740601
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GENBANK/JQ740602
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GENBANK/JQ740603
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GENBANK/JQ740604
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GENBANK/JQ740605