Research Article
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] |
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