Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia–a 50 year perspective (1971–2021)

UM Ryan, Y Feng, R Fayer, L **ao - International journal for parasitology, 2021 - Elsevier
The protozoan parasites Cryptosporidium and Giardia are significant causes of diarrhoea
worldwide and are responsible for numerous waterborne and foodborne outbreaks of …

Genetic diversity and population structure of Cryptosporidium

Y Feng, UM Ryan, L **ao - Trends in parasitology, 2018 - cell.com
Cryptosporidium species differ in host range. Parasite–host coevolution, host adaptation,
and geographic segregation have led to the formation of subtype families with unique …

Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Africa: current and future challenges

SA Squire, U Ryan - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Cryptosporidium and Giardia are important causes of diarrhoeal illness. Adequate
knowledge of the molecular diversity and geographical distribution of these parasites and …

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 in humans and animals—a one health approach to prophylaxis

U Ryan, A Zahedi, A Paparini - Parasite immunology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptosporidium is a major cause of moderate‐to‐severe diarrhoea in humans worldwide,
second only to rotavirus. Due to the wide host range and environmental persistence of this …

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 …

[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 …

It's official–Cryptosporidium is a gregarine: What are the implications for the water industry?

U Ryan, A Paparini, P Monis, N Hijjawi - Water Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium are a major cause of diarrhoea and ill-health in
humans and animals and are frequent causes of waterborne outbreaks. Until recently, it was …

Physiological, hyaluronan-selected intracytoplasmic sperm injection for infertility treatment (HABSelect): a parallel, two-group, randomised trial

D Miller, S Pavitt, V Sharma, G Forbes, R Hooper… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Sperm selection strategies aimed at improving success rates of
intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) include binding to hyaluronic acid (herein termed …

Cryptosporidium proventriculi sp. n.(Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in Psittaciformes birds

N Holubová, V Zikmundová, Z Limpouchová… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cryptosporidiosis is a common parasitic infection in birds that is caused by more than 25
Cryptosporidium species and genotypes. Many of the genotypes that cause avian …