Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries

Authors

  • William J. Snelling Centre for Molecular Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA
  • Lihua Xiao Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Centres for Infectious Diseases, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA 30341
  • Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres Departamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados-IPN (CINVESTAV), 07360 Mexico D.F.
  • Colm J. Lowery Centre for Molecular Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA
  • John E. Moore Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7AD
  • Juluri R. Rao Applied Plant Science Division, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Northern Ireland
  • Stephen Smyth Department of the Environment - Water Service, Westland House, Old Westland Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT14 6TE
  • B. Cherie Millar Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7AD
  • Paul J. Rooney Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7AD
  • Motoo Matsuda Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Fuchinobe 1-17-71, Sagamihara, 229-8501
  • Fiona Kenny Sligo Public Health Laboratory, Sligo General Hospital, Sligo
  • Jiru Xu The Department of Pathogenic Biology, Xian-Jiatong University, Xian, Shaanxi Province
  • James S.G. Dooley Centre for Molecular Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.360

Keywords:

Cryptosporidium, waterborne, zoonotic, and developing countries

Abstract

Globally, Cryptosporidium infection continues to be a significant health problem where it is recognized as an important cause of diarrhoea in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent people. In developing countries persistent diarrhoea is the leading cause of death in children younger than five years of age, where it accounts for 30 to 50 percent of those deaths. Encouragingly an increasing number of investigations in developing countries employ molecular tools, significantly improving the quality of epidemiological information. This improved Cryptosporidium monitoring, with appropriate molecular methods, in surface water, livestock, wildlife and humans, will increase current knowledge of infection and transmission patterns, and ultimately help to control Cryptosporidium via improved risk assessments in the future.

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Published

2007-12-01

How to Cite

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Snelling WJ, Xiao L, Ortega-Pierres G, Lowery CJ, Moore JE, Rao JR, Smyth S, Millar BC, Rooney PJ, Matsuda M, Kenny F, Xu J, Dooley JS (2007) Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries. J Infect Dev Ctries 1:242–256. doi: 10.3855/jidc.360

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Vol. 1 No. 03: December 2007

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