Campylobacter is well recognized as the leading cause of bacterial foodborne diarrheal
disease worldwide. Symptoms can range from mild to serious infections of the children and …

At least 325 water-associated outbreaks of parasitic protozoan disease have been reported.
North American and European outbreaks accounted for 93% of all reports and nearly two …

The molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia is
essential for accurately identifying organisms and assessing zoonotic transmission. Results …

The widespread usages of molecular epidemiological tools have improved the
understanding of cryptosporidiosis transmission. Much attention on zoonotic …

Aim: This is a review of the natural Campylobacter colonization and transmission among
ruminant livestock in the dairy farm environment. Methods and Results: Using cultural …

Abstract The Walkerton, Canada, waterborne outbreak of 2000 resulted from entry of
Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Campylobacter spp. from neighboring farms into the town …

In all temperate countries campylobacter infection in humans follows a striking seasonal
pattern, but little attention has been given to exploring the epidemiological explanations. In …

Disease transmission is hypothesized to occur through small quantities of contaminated
material carried on the feet, proboscis, legs, and body hairs or from material regurgitated or …

Background Environmental exposures contribute to the global burden of disease. We have
estimated the burden of disease attributable to outdoor and indoor air pollution, inadequate …

Routine typing of 14 469 isolates from human cryptosporidiosis cases between 2000 and
2008 revealed that 7439 (51· 4%) were Cryptosporidium (C.) hominis, 6372 (44· 0%) C …