Health systems, sanitation and water access have certain limitations in nations of Latin
America (LA): typical matters of developing countries. Water is often contaminated and …

Introduction Giardiasis is an intestinal infection that affects more than two hundred million
people annually worldwide; it is caused by the flagellated protozoan Giardia duodenalis. In …

We used site-specific quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to assess the
probability of adenovirus illness for three groups of swimmers: adults with primary contact …

Methods to detect protozoa in water samples are expensive and laborious. We evaluated
the formalin/ether concentration method to detect Giardia sp., Cryptosporidium sp. and …

Background In many low-income settings, despite improvements in sanitation and hygiene,
groundwater sources used for drinking may be contaminated with enteric pathogens such as …

Cryptosporidium and Giardia are protozoan parasites that cause human diarrheal disease
worldwide. This study was done to evaluate the prevalence and concentrations of these …

Argentina is a developing Latin American nation that has an aim of achieving the United
Nations Millennium Development Goals for potable water supplies. Their current regulations …

Cryptosporidium and Giardia are gastrointestinal disease-causing organisms transmitted by
the fecal–oral route, zoonotic and prevalent in all socioeconomic segments with greater …

The aim was to review the methodologies used in the concentration of intestinal parasites in
different water samples in Latin America. The period of the review was between September …

ABSTRACT The protozoa Giardia and Cryptosporidium are associated with numerous
outbreaks of waterborne diseases worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the …