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Table 3 Reported prevalence of Giardia spp. infection in the long-tailed chinchilla

From: Occurrence of Giardia duodenalis assemblages in farmed long-tailed chinchillas Chinchilla lanigera (Rodentia) from Romania

Country

Husbandry system (pet/farmed/wild)

Prevalence (%)

Frequency

Detection method

Reference

Argentina

Farmed

34.42

84/244

Wet mounts, IFA

[46]

Belgium

Pet

66.3

53/80

SCF

[24]

Brazil

Farmed

8.0

20/250

ZCF

[47]

Brazil

Farmed

38.0

38/100

ZCF

[48]

Brazil

Pet

10.0

6/60

ZCF

[49]

Brazil

Farmed

31.37

80/255

ZCF

[28]

Chile

Wild

Negative

na

 

China

Pet

37.5

36/96

SF

[50]

China

Pet

27.1

38/140

PCR

[51]

Europe

Pet

61.4

326/531

ELISA

[31]

Italy

Farmed

39.4

41/104

DFA

[31]

Portugal

Pet

35.2–92.3

na

ZCF, SF

[52]

Russia

Pet

50.0

25/50

CFM

[53]

Russia

Pet

Positive

na

ANF

[29]

Peru

Wild

Negative

na

 

Romania

Farmed

55.7

190/341

NaClF

Present study

  1. Abbreviations: ANF ammonium nitrate flotation, CFM combined flotation method, DFA direct fluorescent assay, ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, IFA immunofluorescence assay, na not applicable, NaClF sodium chloride flotation, SCF sucrose gradient centrifugation-flotation technique, SF sugar flotation (Sheather’s sugar solution), ZCF zinc-sulfate centrifugation-flotation