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    Frequencies and spatial distributions of Cryptosporidium in livestock animals and children in the Ismailia province of Egypt (2015)

    Art
    Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag
    Autoren
    Helmy, Y A
    von Samson-Himmelstjerna, G (WE 13)
    Nöckler, K
    Zessin, K-H
    Quelle
    Epidemiology and infection
    Bandzählung: 143
    Heftzählung: 6
    Seiten: 1208 – 1218
    ISSN: 0950-2688
    Sprache
    Englisch
    Verweise
    DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814001824
    Pubmed: 25084317
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    parasitologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

    Abstract / Zusammenfassung

    Faecal samples from 804 cattle and buffaloes and 165 diarrhoeal children of Ismailia province were investigated by an immunochromatographic screening test and PCR to determine prevalences and distributions of Cryptosporidium spp. Results were analysed statistically for clustering of animal and human cases. Cryptosporidium herd prevalence was 73·3% and individual animal prevalence 32·3%. C. parvum was the dominant species in animals (65·7%). Young calves watered with canal or underground water were at particular risk of infection. Detection rates were higher when calves showed diarrhoea, fever and dehydration. Human Cryptosporidium prevalence was 49·1%. C. hominis dominated in humans (60·5%), followed by C. parvum (38·3%). Living in villages, drinking underground water and having contact with animals were risk factors. Cluster analysis revealed differences in the distribution of infections between animals and humans and suggests different transmission dynamics.