Cryptosporidium spp are well recognised as causes of diarrhoeal disease during
waterborne epidemics and in immunocompromised hosts. Studies have also drawn …

Cryptosporidium and Giardia are important causes of diarrhoeal illness. Adequate
knowledge of the molecular diversity and geographical distribution of these parasites and …

Cryptosporidium is a major cause of moderate‐to‐severe diarrhoea in humans worldwide,
second only to rotavirus. Due to the wide host range and environmental persistence of this …

OBJECTIVES: We developed methodology for and conducted a meta-analysis to examine
how seasonal patterns of cryptosporidiosis, a primarily waterborne diarrheal illness, relate to …

Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa, is the etiological agent of
cryptosporidiosis, an intestinal infection characterized by profuse watery diarrhea. Over 30 …

Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that infects humans and various animal species.
The environmental stability and the low infectious dose of Cryptosporidium facilitate its …

Background As part of the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, we examined
the prevalence, clinical presentation, and seasonality of Cryptosporidium in children to …

Genotyping studies on the source and human infection potential of Cryptosporidium oocysts
in water have been almost exclusively conducted in industrialized nations. In this study, 50 …

Parasitic food-borne diseases, particularly those caused by the protozoan parasites
Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cyclospora cayetanensis and Entamoeba are increasingly …

The present overview discusses the findings of cryptosporidiosis research conducted in
Africa and highlights the currently available information on Cryptosporidium epidemiology …