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To the authors\u2019 knowledge, this is the first study to report the detection of <jats:italic>Colpodella<\/jats:italic> sp. in foxes (Cyprus red fox <jats:italic>Vulpes vulpes indutus<\/jats:italic>), wild birds (Eurasian coot <jats:italic>Fulica atra<\/jats:italic>, duck <jats:italic>Anas<\/jats:italic> spp.) and goats (<jats:italic>Capra hircus<\/jats:italic>) worldwide.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 180 faecal samples (29 foxes, 48 Eurasian coot, 20 Eurasian teal <jats:italic>Anas crecca<\/jats:italic>, 7 duck, 44 goats \u2212\u200910 from a farm and 34 free-living individuals - and 32 sheep <jats:italic>Ovis aries<\/jats:italic>) were analyzed for the parasite by nested PCR and sequencing.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Four samples were positive (4\/180\u2009=\u20092.2%), including one goat from a farm (1\/10\u2009=\u200910%), one fox (1\/29\u2009=\u20093.4%), one Eurasian coot (1\/48\u2009=\u20092.1%) and one duck (1\/7\u2009=\u200914.3%).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The results of this study support the evidence that <jats:italic>Colpodella<\/jats:italic> sp. can infect mammals and birds, as well as livestock and wildlife, which could act as zoonotic reservoirs of the parasite and potentially pose a risk to human and animal health.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s11686-024-00959-z","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,24]],"date-time":"2025-01-24T13:51:35Z","timestamp":1737726695000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["First Detection and Molecular Characterization of Colpodella in Goats, Foxes, and Birds"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"70","author":[{"given":"Kyriacos A.","family":"Hasapis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Iris","family":"Charalambidou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Catherine O\u2019Dowd","family":"Phanis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stefanie","family":"Kazamia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicolaos","family":"Kassinis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chad","family":"Schou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Panagiotis","family":"Karanis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,24]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"959_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"423","DOI":"10.1016\/S0932-4739(96)80003-4","volume":"32","author":"DJ Patterson","year":"1996","unstructured":"Patterson DJ, Simpson AG (1996) Heterotrophic flagellates from coastal marine and hypersaline sediments in Western Australia. 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