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The transformation of a Cryptosporidium reference microbiology service to tackle the One Health challenge

Food and Waterborne Parasitology
Cryptosporidium has a wide range of hosts and routes of transmission, so public health investigations require Cryptosporidium species identification and discriminatory typing to enhance the microbiological evidence provided by routine diagnostic tests. A
Rachel Chalmers, Guy Robinson, Harriet Risby, Kristin Elwin, Rebecca Howarth, Felicity Simkin, Andrew Nelson   +6 more
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Identification of novel cryptosporidium genotypes from the Czech Republic [PDF]

, 2003
Isolates of Cryptosporidium from the Czech Republic were characterized from a variety of different hosts using sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the 18S ribosomal DNA and the heat-shock (HSP-70) gene.
Read, C., Ling Zhou, Carolyn Read, Una Ryan, Xiao, L., Ryan, U., Zhou, L., Altaf A. Lal, Pavlasek, I., Ivan Pavlasek, Lihua Xiao, Lal, A.A.   +11 more
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Global prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in pigs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Parasitology, 2023
Cryptosporidium spp. are significant opportunistic pathogens causing diarrhoea in humans and animals. Pigs are one of the most important potential hosts for Cryptosporidium.
Yuancai Chen, Huikai Qin, Yayun Wu, Huiyan Xu, Jianying Huang, Junqiang Li, Longxian Zhang   +6 more
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Sheep may not be an important zoonotic reservoir for Cryptosporidium and Giardia parasites [PDF]

, 2005
Little is known of the prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia parasites in sheep and the genotypes that they harbor, although potentially sheep may contribute significantly to contamination of watersheds.
Traub, R, Read, C., Read, C, Mcinnes, L, Bath, C, Besier, B, Elliot, A., McInnes, L., Traub, R.J., Elliot, A, Robertson, I., Robertson, I, Bath, C., Ryan, UM, Besier, B., Ryan, U.M.   +15 more
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Molecular Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Wild Rodents From Six Provinces in China

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Enterocytozoon (E.) bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp. are the most important zoonotic enteric pathogens associated with diarrheal diseases in animals and humans. However, it is still not known whether E. bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp.
Hong-Bo Ni, Hong-Bo Ni, Hong-Bo Ni, Yu-Zhe Sun, Si-Yuan Qin, Yan-Chun Wang, Quan Zhao, Zheng-Yao Sun, Miao Zhang, Ding Yang, Zhi-Hui Feng, Zheng-Hao Guan, Hong-Yu Qiu, Hao-Xian Wang, Nian-Yu Xue, He-Ting Sun   +15 more
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The Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in Wild-Living Carnivores in Poland—A Question Concerning Its Host Specificity

Pathogens, 2023
Cryptosporidium is an apicomplexan protozoan parasite that primarily infects the gastrointestinal epithelium in humans and domestic and wild animals. The majority of studies have been focused on human, livestock, and pet infections.
Agnieszka Perec-Matysiak, Joanna Hildebrand, Marcin Popiołek, Katarzyna Buńkowska-Gawlik   +3 more
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Genetic diversity within Cryptosporidium parvum and related Cryptosporidium species. [PDF]

, 1999
To assess the genetic diversity in Cryptosporidium parvum, we have sequenced the small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene of seven Cryptosporidium spp., various isolates of C.
Ananias Escalante, Shulaw, W., Thompson, R.C.A., R. C. A. Thompson, Morgan, U.M., Escalante, A., Lihua Xiao, Ronald Fayer, William Shulaw, Limor, J., Michael Arrowood, Fayer, R., Xiao, L., Altaf A. Lal, Josef Limor, Una M. Morgan, Arrowood, M.J., Lal, A.A.   +17 more
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Identification of a novel cryptosporidium genotype in pigs [PDF]

, 2003
Over a 3-year period, a total of 646 fecal samples from pigs in 22 indoor and outdoor herds from Western Australia were screened for Cryptosporidium spp. by microscopy.
Read, C., Robertson, I.D., Thompson, R.C.A., Samarasinghe, B., Buddle, J.R., Ryan, U.M.   +5 more
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Revolutionizing Healthcare With Paper‐Based Nucleic Acid Testing

Exploration, EarlyView.
This work summarizes strategies to enhance paper‐based devices for nucleic acid testing. Key approaches include optimizing paper platforms, improving nucleic acid amplification, and refining labeling/signaling methods. These advancements aim to boost sensitivity, speed, and usability, making paper‐based diagnostics more effective for point‐of‐care ...
Hong Zhang, Yi Yang, Heng Li, Xiaolin Hu, Hui Xiao, Dou Wang, Sergio Benardini, Wei Gu, Yang Luo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryptosporidium Taxonomy: Recent Advances and Implications for Public Health (Review) [PDF]

, 2004
There has been an explosion of descriptions of new species of Cryptosporidium during the last two decades. This has been accompanied by confusion regarding the criteria for species designation, largely because of the lack of distinct morphologic ...
Fayer, R., Xiao, L., Ryan, U., Upton, S.J.   +3 more
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