Zoonotic Potential and Molecular Epidemiology of Giardia Species and Giardiasis

Y Feng, L **ao - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Molecular diagnostic tools have been used recently in assessing the taxonomy, zoonotic
potential, and transmission of Giardia species and giardiasis in humans and animals. The …

Molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis: an update

L **ao - Experimental parasitology, 2010 - Elsevier
Molecular tools have been developed to detect and differentiate Cryptosporidium at the
species/genotype and subtype levels. These tools have been increasingly used in …

Zoonotic potential of Giardia

U Ryan, SM Cacciò - International journal for parasitology, 2013 - Elsevier
Giardia duodenalis (syn. Giardia lamblia and Giardia intestinalis) is a common intestinal
parasite of humans and mammals worldwide. Assessing the zoonotic transmission of the …

Molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia and assessment of zoonotic transmission

L **ao, R Fayer - International journal for parasitology, 2008 - Elsevier
The molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia is
essential for accurately identifying organisms and assessing zoonotic transmission. Results …

Molecular epidemiology of giardiasis

SM Cacciò, U Ryan - Molecular and biochemical parasitology, 2008 - Elsevier
Giardia duodenalis is a widespread parasite of mammalian species, including humans. Due
to its invariant morphology, investigation on aspects such as host specificity and …

Pathophysiology of diarrhea in calves

DM Foster, GW Smith - Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal …, 2009 - Elsevier
Infectious diarrhea in calves is most commonly associated with enterotoxigenic Escherichia
coli, Cryptosporidium parvum, rotavirus, coronavirus, or some combination of these …

Host specificity in the Giardia duodenalis species complex

SM Cacciò, M Lalle, SG Svärd - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
Giardia duodenalis is a unicellular flagellated parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of
a wide range of mammalian species, including humans. Investigations of protein and DNA …

Epidemiology and control of human gastrointestinal parasites in children

MO Harhay, J Horton, PL Olliaro - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Parasites found in the human gastrointestinal tract can be largely categorized into two
groups, protozoa and helminths. The soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides …

Zoonotic cryptosporidiosis

L **ao, Y Feng - FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The widespread usages of molecular epidemiological tools have improved the
understanding of cryptosporidiosis transmission. Much attention on zoonotic …

[HTML][HTML] Critters and contamination: zoonotic protozoans in urban rodents and water quality

S Egan, AD Barbosa, Y Feng, L **ao, U Ryan - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Rodents represent the single largest group within mammals and host a diverse array of
zoonotic pathogens. Urbanisation impacts wild mammals, including rodents, leading to …