TY - JOUR
T1 - Zoonotic transmission of Cryptosporidium parvum
T2 - Implications for water- borne cryptosporidiosis
AU - Graczyk, T. K.
AU - Fayer, R.
AU - Cranfield, M. R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The studies on heterologous transmission of Oyptosporidium porvum were supported by the Maryland Zoological Society and the AKC Fund of New York.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1997/9
Y1 - 1997/9
N2 - The emergence of Cryptosporidium parvum-associated cryptosporidiosis as a worldwide zoonosis has stimulated interest in the modes of pathogen transmission. Here, Thaddeus Graczyk, Ronald Fayer and Michael Cranfield discuss the complex epidemiology of C. parvum, emphasizing the crosstransmission potential of the pathogen, mechanical vectors involved in water-borne transmission of the oocysts, and factors contributing to contamination of pristine waters with Cryptosporidium. They also outline the public health importance of proper interpretation of positive detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts at water-treatment facilities and identify means by which watersheds can be protected from Cryptosporidium contamination.
AB - The emergence of Cryptosporidium parvum-associated cryptosporidiosis as a worldwide zoonosis has stimulated interest in the modes of pathogen transmission. Here, Thaddeus Graczyk, Ronald Fayer and Michael Cranfield discuss the complex epidemiology of C. parvum, emphasizing the crosstransmission potential of the pathogen, mechanical vectors involved in water-borne transmission of the oocysts, and factors contributing to contamination of pristine waters with Cryptosporidium. They also outline the public health importance of proper interpretation of positive detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts at water-treatment facilities and identify means by which watersheds can be protected from Cryptosporidium contamination.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01076-4
DO - 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01076-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 15275048
AN - SCOPUS:0030797278
VL - 13
SP - 348
EP - 351
JO - Trends in Parasitology
JF - Trends in Parasitology
SN - 1471-4922
IS - 9
ER -