Cystoisospora spp., Contaminated Soil: The Potential Risk of Infection for the Public in the West of Iran

• Main Authors: Mohammad Ali Mohaghegh (Author), Mohsen Ghomashlooyan (Author), Mohammad Reza Vafayi (Author), Zahra Chizari (Author), Roghiyeh Faridnia (Author), Rasool Jafari (Author), Mohammad Falahati (Author), Mehdi Azami (Author), Hamed Kalani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystoisospora spp., formerly known as Isospora spp., are coccidian parasitic protozoan with several species infecting a wide variety of organisms such as humans, felines and canines. This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of Cystoisospora spp. oocysts in the soil collected from Kermansha...