Molecular Surveillance of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi by Genotyping and Subtyping Parasites in Wastewater

N Li, L Xiao, L Wang, S Zhao, X Zhao, L Duan, M Guo… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite their wide occurrence, cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis are considered
neglected diseases by the World Health Organization. The epidemiology of these diseases …

Molecular epidemiology

L Xiao, UM Ryan - Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis, 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
The role of each transmission route in endemic areas is frequently unclear because of the
expensive nature of epidemiologic investigations and the inability to differentiate …

Cryptosporidium Genotype and Subtype Distribution in Raw Wastewater in Shanghai, China: Evidence for Possible Unique Cryptosporidium hominis Transmission

Y Feng, N Li, L Duan, L Xiao - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
To identify the genotype and subtype distributions of Cryptosporidium oocysts in domestic
wastewater in Shanghai, China, and to facilitate the characterization of the endemic …

Detection of Cryptosporidium species and sources of contamination with Cryptosporidium hominis during a waterborne outbreak in north west Wales

RM Chalmers, G Robinson, K Elwin… - Journal of water and …, 2010 - iwaponline.com
As part of investigations into the cause of a waterborne outbreak of Cryptosporidium hominis
infection linked to a mains water supply, surface waters and wastewater treatment plants …

Understanding human infectious Cryptosporidium risk in drinking water supply catchments

B Swaffer, H Abbott, B King, L van der Linden, P Monis - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Treating drinking water appropriately depends, in part, on the robustness of source water
quality risk assessments, however quantifying the proportion of infectious, human …

Investigating source water Cryptosporidium concentration, species and infectivity rates during rainfall-runoff in a multi-use catchment

BA Swaffer, HM Vial, BJ King, R Daly, J Frizenschaf… - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
Protozoan pathogens present a significant human health concern, and prevention of
contamination into potable networks remains a key focus for drinking water providers. Here …

Molecular characterization of the Cryptosporidium cervine genotype from a sika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck) in Zhengzhou, China and literature review

R Wang, J Wang, M Sun, H Dang, Y Feng, C Ning… - Parasitology …, 2008 - Springer
A total of 124 fecal specimens were collected from four deer farms in Zhengzhou City, China
and examined for Cryptosporidium by Sheather's sugar flotation technique. Cryptosporidim …

Cryptosporidium Source Tracking in the Potomac River Watershed

W Yang, P Chen, EN Villegas, RB Landy… - Applied and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
To better characterize Cryptosporidium in the Potomac River watershed, a PCR-based
genotyping tool was used to analyze 64 base flow and 28 storm flow samples from five sites …

Molecular and phylogenetic approaches for assessing sources of Cryptosporidium contamination in water

NJ Ruecker, JC Matsune, G Wilkes, DR Lapen, E Topp… - Water Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The high sequence diversity and heterogeneity observed within species or genotypes of
Cryptosporidium requires phylogenetic approaches for the identification of novel sequences …

Guidance on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified animals

EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms … - EFSA …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This document provides guidance for the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of living
genetically modified (GM) animals, namely fish, insects and mammals and birds, to be …