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Sheep may not be an important zoonotic reservoir for Cryptosporidium and Giardia parasitesUna M Ryan
Division of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia 6150
Appl Environ Microbiol 71:4992-7. 2005..These results suggest that the public health risk of sheep-derived Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in catchment areas and effluent may be overestimated and warrant further investigation...- Novel Cryptosporidium genotype in wild Australian mice (Mus domesticus)Colin Foo
Division of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Appl Environ Microbiol 73:7693-6. 2007..The results of the study indicate that wild Australian mice that are not in close contact with livestock are probably not an important reservoir of Cryptosporidium infection for humans and other animals... 
Cryptosporidium species in Australian wildlife and domestic animalsUna Ryan
Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
Parasitology 139:1673-88. 2012....- Cryptosporidium fayeri n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from the Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)Una M Ryan
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
J Eukaryot Microbiol 55:22-6. 2008..64%-97.88% similarity) from C. parvum. Based on biological and molecular data, this Cryptosporidium infecting marsupials is proposed to be a new species Cryptosporidium fayeri n. sp... - Cryptosporidium in birds, fish and amphibiansUna Ryan
Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch Drive, Murdoch, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
Exp Parasitol 124:113-20. 2010..The present review details recent studies in avian cryptosporidiosis and our current knowledge of piscine and amphibian infections... - Effect of dung burial by the dung beetle Bubas bison on numbers and viability of Cryptosporidium oocysts in cattle dungUna Ryan
Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Exp Parasitol 129:1-4. 2011..Therefore, widespread dung burial by B. bison during the winter months could substantially reduce the numbers of Cryptosporidium oocysts available to be washed into waterways following winter rains... - Giardia genotypes in pigs in Western Australia: prevalence and association with diarrheaAnthony Armson
Division of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Exp Parasitol 121:381-3. 2009..3-48.7 CI) post-weaned faecal samples analysed. Sequence analysis identified assemblage A and E in pre- and post-weaned pigs. Assemblage F was identified in one post-weaned pig. Assemblage E was the most prevalent assemblage detected... - Impacts of naturally acquired protozoa and strongylid nematode infections on growth and faecal attributes in lambsJoshua P A Sweeny
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
Vet Parasitol 184:298-308. 2012..One flock was a potential source of zoonotic Cryptosporidium and the other flock was a potential source of zoonotic Giardia... 
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species in animals in irrigation catchments in the southwest of AustraliaSuzi McCarthy
Division of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Exp Parasitol 118:596-9. 2008..This is the first finding of Giardia Assemblage A in native marsupials and birds and indicates that marsupials and possibly birds may potentially be a reservoir of zoonotic Giardia...- Identification of novel Babesia and Theileria genotypes in the endangered marsupials, the woylie (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) and boodie (Bettongia lesueur)Andrea Paparini
Division of Health Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Exp Parasitol 131:25-30. 2012..from the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus)... - Theileria gilberti n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Theileriidae) in the Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)Jeremy Y Lee
Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia
J Eukaryot Microbiol 56:290-5. 2009..Based on biological and molecular data, it is proposed that the parasite from Gilbert's potoroo be given the name Theileria gilberti n. sp... - Prevalence of Cryptosporidium genotypes in pre and post-weaned pigs in AustraliaJohanna Johnson
Division of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Exp Parasitol 119:418-21. 2008..Pig genotype II was significantly (p<0.05) associated with 'normal' stools, indicating an asymptomatic nature in the porcine host... - Molecular identification of naturally acquired strongylid infections in lambs--an investigation into how lamb age influences diagnostic sensitivityJoshua P A Sweeny
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Vet Parasitol 187:227-36. 2012..However there is potential for further investigation into the development of a similar molecular procedure which could be used for early larvae detection on pastures... - Multiple Cryptosporidium genotypes detected in wild black rats (Rattus rattus) from northern AustraliaAndrea Paparini
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Exp Parasitol 131:404-12. 2012..from rodents... - Comparison of molecular and McMaster microscopy techniques to confirm the presence of naturally acquired strongylid nematode infections in sheepJoshua P A Sweeny
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Western Australia
Mol Biochem Parasitol 180:62-7. 2011..PCRs detected an additional 2.0% of samples as strongylid-positive but there was no significant difference in the number of strongylid-positive samples identified using PCR or McMaster WEC... - Diagnostic significance of Neospora caninum DNA detected by PCR in cattle serumLinda M McInnes
Division of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Vet Parasitol 142:207-13. 2006..However, the presence or absence of N. caninum antibodies or DNA did not support nor exclude N. caninum as the cause of abortion. Additional criteria are required for a positive diagnosis of abortion caused by N. caninum... - Two species of canine Babesia in Australia: detection and characterization by PCRRyan Jefferies
Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia 6150, Australia
J Parasitol 89:409-12. 2003..0000027%. This study also reports the first known detection and characterization of B. canis DNA in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks using PCR... - Development of a modified molecular diagnostic procedure for the identification and quantification of naturally occurring strongylid larvae on pasturesJoshua P A Sweeny
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Vet Parasitol 190:467-81. 2012.... - Identification of novel trypanosome genotypes in native Australian marsupialsAndrea Paparini
Division of Health Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Vet Parasitol 183:21-30. 2011.... - Specific and genotypic identification of Cryptosporidium from a broad range of host species by nonisotopic SSCP analysis of nuclear ribosomal DNAAaron R Jex
Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Electrophoresis 28:2818-25. 2007..Although applied herein to pSSU, this low cost approach should be applicable to a wide range of genetic loci for population genetic investigations of Cryptosporidium... - Genotypes of Cryptosporidium species infecting fur-bearing mammals differ from those of species infecting humansLing Zhou
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 22, Mail Stop F-12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 70:7574-7. 2004..Thus, fur-bearing mammals in watersheds excreted host-adapted Cryptosporidium oocysts that are not known to be of significant public health importance... - Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in captive reptilesLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 70:891-9. 2004..Sequence and biologic characterizations indicated that the desert monitor genotype was Cryptosporidium saurophilum. Two host-adapted C. serpentis genotypes were found in snakes and lizards... - Cryptosporidiosis: an update in molecular epidemiologyLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 17:483-90. 2004..These tools have been increasingly used in the characterization of the transmission of Cryptosporidium spp. This review addresses the most recent developments in molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis... - Host adaptation and host-parasite co-evolution in Cryptosporidium: implications for taxonomy and public healthLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Mail Stop F 12, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U S PHS DHHS, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Int J Parasitol 32:1773-85. 2002..Understanding the evolution of Cryptosporidium species is important not only for clarification of the taxonomy of the parasites but also for assessment of the public health significance of Cryptosporidium parasites from animals... - An Australian network to support the understanding and control of parasitesNicholas C Smith
Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, New South Wales 2007, Australia
Trends Parasitol 22:97-9. 2006..On an international scale, the ARC/NHMRC Network will work with other countries to develop new technologies for the detection and control of parasites...