Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China

Table 1

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in birds in China in previous studies.

Geographic origin	Host species	Scientific name	Cryptosporidium spp.	Prevalence (%)	Reference
Qinghai Lake	Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	C. baileyi	3.38 (5/148)	[20]
Zhengzhou city	Black-billed magpie	Pica pica	C. baileyi	100 (1/1)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Bohemian waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	C. Meleagridis, C. galli	55.6 (5/9)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Cockatiel	Nymphicus hollandicus	Avian genotype V, avian genotype III	20.5 (8/39)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Common myna	Acridotheres tristis	C. baileyi	11.1 (4/36)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	C. baileyi	11.1 (1/9)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Fan-tailed pigeon	Columba livia	C. meleagridis	4.8 (1/21)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Gouldian finch	Chloebia gouldiae	C. baileyi	14.3 (1/7)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Red-billed blue magpie	Urocissa erythrorhyncha	Avian genotype III	100 (1/1)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Red-billed leiothrix	Leiothrix lutea	C. baileyi	11.4 (5/45)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Rufous turtle dove	Streptopelia orientalis	C. meleagridis	50 (1/2)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Silver-eared Mesia	Leiothrix argentauris	C. galli	14.3 (1/7)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	White Java sparrow	Padda oryzivora	C. baileyi	16 (4/25)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Zebra finch	Taeniopygia guttata	C. baileyi	5 (2/40)	[19]
Zhengzhou city	Ostriches	Struthio camelus	C. muris, C. baileyi	10.2 (31/311)	[21]
Henan province	Pekin ducks	Anas platyrhynchos	C. baileyi	16.3 (92/564)	[22]
Henan province	Chickens	Gallus domestiaus	C. meleagridis, C. baileyi	8.9 (179/2015)	[22]
Zhengzhou city	Ostriches	Struthio camelus	C. baileyi	11.7 (53/452)	[23]
Henan province	Quails	Coturnix coturnix japonica	C. baileyi, C. meleagridis	13.1 (239/1818)	[24]