Giardia: an under-reported foodborne parasite

U Ryan, N Hijjawi, Y Feng, L **ao - International Journal for Parasitology, 2019 - Elsevier
Foodborne zoonotic pathogens are a serious public health issue and result in significant
global economic losses. Despite their importance to public health, epidemiological data on …

Biogenesis of extracellular vesicles in protozoan parasites: The ESCRT complex in the trafficking fast lane?

A Cruz Camacho, D Alfandari, E Kozela… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) provide a central mechanism of cell–cell communication. While
EVs are found in most organisms, their pathogenesis-promoting roles in parasites are of …

Rapid imaging, detection and quantification of Giardia lamblia cysts using mobile-phone based fluorescent microscopy and machine learning

HC Koydemir, Z Gorocs, D Tseng, B Cortazar, S Feng… - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Rapid and sensitive detection of waterborne pathogens in drinkable and recreational water
sources is crucial for treating and preventing the spread of water related diseases …

Methods for the detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia: From microscopy to nucleic acid based tools in clinical and environmental regimes

FE Adeyemo, G Singh, P Reddy, TA Stenström - Acta Tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
The detection and characterization of genotypes and sub genotypes of Cryptosporidium and
Giardia is essential for their enumeration, surveillance, prevention, and control. Different …

Giardiasis: an update review on sensitivity and specificity of methods for laboratorial diagnosis

R Soares, T Tasca - Journal of microbiological methods, 2016 - Elsevier
Giardiasis is a major cause of diarrhoea transmitted by ingestion of contaminated water and
food with cysts, and it has been spread among people with poor oral hygiene. The traditional …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiology of Giardia and Cryptosporidium infections–What's new?

RCA Thompson, A Ash - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2019 - Elsevier
New information generated since 2016 from the application of molecular tools to infections
with Giardia and Cryptosporidium is critically summarised. In the context of molecular …

A perspective on Cryptosporidium and Giardia, with an emphasis on bovines and recent epidemiological findings

H Abeywardena, AR Jex, RB Gasser - Advances in parasitology, 2015 - Elsevier
Cryptosporidium and Giardia are two common aetiological agents of infectious enteritis in
humans and animals worldwide. These parasitic protists are usually transmitted by the …

Enterocytozoon bieneusi of animals—With an 'Australian twist'

Y Zhang, AV Koehler, T Wang, RB Gasser - Advances in parasitology, 2021 - Elsevier
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a microsporidian microorganism that causes intestinal disease
in animals including humans. E. bieneusi is an obligate intracellular pathogen, typically …

Molecular diagnosis and genotype analysis of Giardia duodenalis in asymptomatic children from a rural area in central Colombia

JD Ramírez, RD Heredia, C Hernández… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Giardiasis is a parasitic infection that affects around 200 million people worldwide. This
parasite presents a remarkable genetic variability observed in 8 genetic clusters named as …

First survey of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Enterocytozoon in diarrhoeic children from Wuhan, China

T Wang, Y Fan, AV Koehler, G Ma, T Li, M Hu… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Intestinal protozoan pathogens cause significant diarrhoeal diseases in children. However,
to date, there has been limited genetic study of the intestinal pathogens Cryptosporidium …