Epidemiology and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in humans, wild primates, and domesticated animals in the Greater Gombe Ecosystem, Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Michele B Parsons (Author), Dominic Travis (Author), Elizabeth V Lonsdorf (Author), Iddi Lipende (Author), Dawn M Roellig (Author), Anthony Collins (Author), Shadrack Kamenya (Author), Hongwei Zhang (Author), Lihua Xiao (Author), Thomas R Gillespie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cryptosporidium is an important zoonotic parasite globally. Few studies have examined the ecology and epidemiology of this pathogen in rural tropical systems characterized by high rates of overlap among humans, domesticated animals, and wildlife. We investigated risk factors for Cryptosporidium infe...