Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries

Globally, Cryptosporidium infection continues to be a significant health problem where it is recognized as an important cause of diarrhoea in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent people. In developing countries persistent diarrhoea is the leading cause of death in children younger than five ye...

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Main Authors: William J. Snelling, Lihua Xiao, Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres, Colm J. Lowery, John E. Moore, Juluri R. Rao, Stephen Smyth, B. Cherie Millar, Paul J. Rooney, Motoo Matsuda, Fiona Kenny, Jiru Xu, James S.G. Dooley
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2007-12-01
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/360
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Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres
Colm J. Lowery
John E. Moore
Juluri R. Rao
Stephen Smyth
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Motoo Matsuda
Fiona Kenny
Jiru Xu
James S.G. Dooley
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description Globally, Cryptosporidium infection continues to be a significant health problem where it is recognized as an important cause of diarrhoea in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent people. In developing countries persistent diarrhoea is the leading cause of death in children younger than five years of age, where it accounts for 30 to 50 percent of those deaths. Encouragingly an increasing number of investigations in developing countries employ molecular tools, significantly improving the quality of epidemiological information. This improved Cryptosporidium monitoring, with appropriate molecular methods, in surface water, livestock, wildlife and humans, will increase current knowledge of infection and transmission patterns, and ultimately help to control Cryptosporidium via improved risk assessments in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-dd7e4496a3bb4aba9517cb995a2171eb2025-08-20T03:48:58ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802007-12-0110310.3855/jidc.360Cryptosporidiosis in developing countriesWilliam J. Snelling0Lihua Xiao1Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres2Colm J. Lowery3John E. Moore4Juluri R. Rao5Stephen Smyth6B. Cherie Millar7Paul J. Rooney8Motoo Matsuda9Fiona Kenny10Jiru Xu11James S.G. Dooley12Centre for Molecular Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SADivision of Parasitic Diseases, National Centres for Infectious Diseases, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA 30341Departamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados-IPN (CINVESTAV), 07360 Mexico D.F.Centre for Molecular Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SANorthern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7ADApplied Plant Science Division, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Northern IrelandDepartment of the Environment - Water Service, Westland House, Old Westland Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT14 6TENorthern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7ADNorthern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7ADLaboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Fuchinobe 1-17-71, Sagamihara, 229-8501Sligo Public Health Laboratory, Sligo General Hospital, SligoThe Department of Pathogenic Biology, Xian-Jiatong University, Xian, Shaanxi ProvinceCentre for Molecular Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SAGlobally, Cryptosporidium infection continues to be a significant health problem where it is recognized as an important cause of diarrhoea in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent people. In developing countries persistent diarrhoea is the leading cause of death in children younger than five years of age, where it accounts for 30 to 50 percent of those deaths. Encouragingly an increasing number of investigations in developing countries employ molecular tools, significantly improving the quality of epidemiological information. This improved Cryptosporidium monitoring, with appropriate molecular methods, in surface water, livestock, wildlife and humans, will increase current knowledge of infection and transmission patterns, and ultimately help to control Cryptosporidium via improved risk assessments in the future.https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/360Cryptosporidiumwaterbornezoonoticand developing countries
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Lihua Xiao
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Colm J. Lowery
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Juluri R. Rao
Stephen Smyth
B. Cherie Millar
Paul J. Rooney
Motoo Matsuda
Fiona Kenny
Jiru Xu
James S.G. Dooley
Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Cryptosporidium
waterborne
zoonotic
and developing countries
title Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries
title_full Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries
title_fullStr Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries
title_full_unstemmed Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries
title_short Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries
title_sort cryptosporidiosis in developing countries
topic Cryptosporidium
waterborne
zoonotic
and developing countries
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