Prevalence ofin Nine Species of Wild Rodents in Guangxi, Hunan, and Yunan Provinces, China.

Abstract

, a flagellated protozoan, is widely distributed in wild rodents. To characterize the presence ofin wild rodents in southern China, this study collected 344 fecal samples from wild rodents in Guangxi, Hunan, and Yunnan provinces. The β-giardin gene () was amplified to identify the presence ofsp. The results showed that 48 samples (13.95%, 48/344) tested positive for, including three positives for(assemblage G= 1, assemblage F= 2) and 45 positives forAmong these,had the highest prevalence at 30.22% (42/139), followed by(7.14%, 3/42).showed a prevalence of 2.56% (1/39), whilehad a rate of 5.13% (2/39). The prevalence ofin males (18.27%, 36/197) was slightly higher than in females (8.16%, 12/147). To the best of our knowledge, the present study reported the detection of assemblage F and assemblage G infor the first time. In addition,was found exclusively inand a few. This study enriches the epidemiological data onin wild rodents and provides new insights for future research.