Cryptosporidium–an update with an emphasis on foodborne and waterborne transmission

A Zahedi, U Ryan - Research in Veterinary Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Cryptosporidiosis, caused by parasite species of the genus Cryptosporidium, is a major
diarrhoeal disease in both people and animals globally, with C. hominis and C. parvum the …

Cryptosporidium mortiferum n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae), the species causing lethal cryptosporidiosis in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)

L Tůmová, J Ježková, J Prediger, N Holubová, B Sak… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Cryptosporidium spp. are globally distributed parasites that infect epithelial
cells in the microvillus border of the gastrointestinal tract of all classes of vertebrates …

Foodborne cryptosporidiosis

U Ryan, N Hijjawi, L **ao - International journal for parasitology, 2018 - Elsevier
Foodborne illness, the majority of which is caused by enteric infectious agents, costs global
economies billions of dollars each year. The protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium is …

[HTML][HTML] Public health significance of zoonotic Cryptosporidium species in wildlife: critical insights into better drinking water management

A Zahedi, A Paparini, F Jian, I Robertson… - International Journal for …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cryptosporidium is an enteric parasite that is transmitted via the faecal–oral route, water and
food. Humans, wildlife and domestic livestock all potentially contribute Cryptosporidium to …

Genomics and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium species

A Khan, JS Shaik, ME Grigg - Acta Tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Cryptosporidium is one of the most widespread protozoan parasites that infects domestic
and wild animals and is considered the second major cause of diarrhea and death in …

Cryptosporidiosis and Cryptosporidium species in animals and humans: a thirty colour rainbow?

J Šlapeta - International Journal for Parasitology, 2013 - Elsevier
Parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium (Apicomplexa) cause cryptosporidiosis in humans
and animals worldwide. The species names used for Cryptosporidium spp. are confusing for …

Cryptosporidium myocastoris n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae), the Species Adapted to the Nutria (Myocastor coypus)

J Ježková, Z Limpouchová, J Prediger, N Holubová… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cryptosporidium spp., common parasites of vertebrates, remain poorly studied in wildlife.
This study describes the novel Cryptosporidium species adapted to nutrias (Myocastor …

Cryptosporidium ratti n. sp.(Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) and genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the Czech Republic

J Ježková, J Prediger, N Holubová, B Sak, R Konečný… - Parasitology, 2021 - cambridge.org
The diversity and biology of Cryptosporidium that is specific for rats (Rattus spp.) are not well
studied. We examined the occurrence and genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in wild …