Diagnosis, Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis

• Other Authors: Carmena, David (Editor), González-Barrio, David (Editor), Köster, Pamela Carolina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Cryptosporidium; genotype; Bactrian camels; zoonotic potential; public health; Cryptosporidium parvum; subtype; bamboo rat; human pathogen; Cryptosporidium felis; 60-kDa glycoprotein; subtypes; zoonotic transmission; Giardia duodenalis; coypus (Myocastor coypus); multi-locus genotype; genetic variation; zoonotic genotypes; PCR (polymerase chain reaction); China; Giardia; Brazil; Amazon; asymptomatic; community; genotyping; indigenous; risk association; Tapirapé; transmission; Blastocystis; enteric parasites; children; diarrhoea; PCR; molecular epidemiology; Mozambique; acute diarrhea; risk factor; gp60; ssu rRNA; prevalence; GEMS; parasite; parasitology; epidemiology; genetic diversity; host specificity; Europe; Scandinavia; protist; sporozoa; zoonosis; detection; diagnosis; sensitivity; specificity; coinfection; enteric protists; Entamoeba histolytica; Blastocystis sp.; molecular diversity; Cryptosporidium cuniculus; rabbits; Egypt; gp60 gene; PCR-RFLP; zoonoses; Cryptosporidium xiaoi; subtyping; host adaptation; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Cryptosporidium spp.; pet dogs and cats; Yunnan province; n/a
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The enteric protozoans Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis are the most common diarrhoea-causing protozoan parasites worldwide. Cryptosporidium spp. is a leading cause of diarrhoea morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years of age in poor-resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa...