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Cryptosporidium  spp. are opportunistic pathogens that cause diarrhea in a variety of animal hosts. Although they have been reported in many animals, no information has been published on the occurrence of  Cryptosporidium  spp. in red-bellied tree squirrels ( Callosciurus erythraeus ). A total of 287 fecal specimens were collected from Sichuan province in China; the prevalence of  Cryptosporidium  spp . , measured by nested-PCR amplification of the partial small-subunit (SSU) rRNA gene, was 1.4% (4/287). Three different  Cryptosporidium  species or genotypes were identified:  Cryptosporidium parvum  ( n  = 1),  Cryptosporidium wrairi  ( n  = 1), and  Cryptosporidium  rat genotype II ( n  = 2). The present study is the first report of  Cryptosporidium  infection in red-bellied tree squirrels in China. Although there is a relatively low occurrence of  Cryptosporidium , the presence of  C. parvum  and  C. wrairi , which were previously reported in humans, indicates that red-bellied tree squirrels may be a source of zoonotic cryptosporidiosis in China.

First detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in red-bellied tree squirrels (Callosciurus erythraeus) in China