Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cacciò, Simone M.
• Thompson, R.C. Andrew
• McLauchlin, Jim
• Smith, Huw V.

Titel

Unravelling Cryptosporidium and Giardia epidemiology

Ist Teil von

• Trends in parasitology, 2005-09, Vol.21 (9), p.430-437

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Molecular biology has provided insights into the taxonomy and epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia, which are major causes of protozoal diarrhoea in humans worldwide. For both genera, previously unrecognized differences in disease, symptomatology, zoonotic potential, risk factors and environmental contamination have been identified using molecular tools that are appropriate for species, genotype and subtype analysis. In this article, to improve understanding of the epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis, we consider specific requirements for the development of more-effective molecular identification and genotyping systems that should be applicable to both clinical and environmental samples.