Intestinal parasitic infections are common infectious diseases causing many health
problems and impaired growth and physical development.. Children under five years old are …

Protists include all eukaryotes except plants, fungi and animals. They are an essential, yet
often forgotten, component of the soil microbiome. Method developments have now …

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE) are severe helminthic
zoonoses. Echinococcus multilocularis (causative agent of AE) is widely distributed in the …

Objective Salmonella infection is a common cause of bacterial foodborne diseases (FBDs)
globally. In this study, we aimed to explore the epidemiological and etiological …

Over the last century, endophytic fungi have gained tremendous attention due to their ability
to produce novel bioactive compounds exhibiting varied biological properties and are …

This paper provides a view of the major facts and figures related to infectious diseases with
a focus on food-borne and water-borne diseases and their link with environmental factors …

The echinococcoses are chronic, parasitic diseases that are acquired after ingestion of
infective taeniid tapeworm eggs from certain species of the genus Echinococcus. Cystic …

The main foodborne pathogens are Norovirus, Enteric parasites, bacteria and fungi.
Foodborne diseases can lead to high morbidity and mortality and result in huge economic …

Giardia duodenalis is a protozoan parasite infecting the upper intestinal tract of humans, as
well as domestic and wild animals worldwide. Transmission of giardiasis occurs through the …

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease of global distribution and importance. It is caused by
the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, the only species in the Toxoplasma genus. This …