Agriculture is the major water consumer on the planet, it is estimated that 70% of its global
use is for this activity. Thus, the reuse of wastewater appears as a viable alternative to …

The molecular characterisation of Giardia and Cryptosporidium has given rise to a more
epidemiological meaningful and robust taxonomy. Importantly, molecular tools are now …

Climate change is a large-scale and emerging environmental risk. It challenges
environmental health and the sustainability of global development. Wastewater irrigation …

The waterborne flagellated parasite Giardia intestinalis continues to be the most frequent
protozoan agent of intestinal disease world-wide, causing an estimated 2.8 x 108 cases per …

Background: Wastewater is increasingly being used in the agricultural sector to cope with
the depletion of freshwater resources as well as water stress linked to changing climate …

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS (CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS, CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM,
AND OTHER SPECIES) The genus Cryptosporidium was identified in mice during the early …

Background Pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections are responsible for substantial
mortality and morbidity, particularly in settings where people lack improved sanitation and …

Agriculture has been implicated as a potential driver of human infectious diseases.
However, the generality of disease-agriculture relationships has not been systematically …

Background Intestinal parasitic infections are among the most common infections worldwide.
Various epidemiological studies indicate that the prevalence of intestinal parasites is high …

This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of Giardia infection
among indigenous people in rural Malaysia. Faecal samples were collected from 1,330 …