Humans become infected with Toxoplasma gondii mainly by ingesting uncooked meat
containing viable tissue cysts or by ingesting food or water contaminated with oocysts from …

This review describes the evolution of monitoring methodology for Cryptosporidium and
Giardia in water since the 1970's. Methods in current use for Giardia and Cryptosporidium in …

A safe and easily accessible potable water supply is essential for good health. About a
billion people in developing countries have not had a safe and sustainable water supply for …

Giardiasis is a gastrointestinal disease of humans and other animals caused by species of
parasitic protists of the genus Giardia. This disease is transmitted mainly via the faecal–oral …

Protozoan parasites can survive under ambient and refrigerated storage conditions when
associated with a range of substrates. Consequently, various treatments have been used to …

The development and evaluation of a 1-step single-tube accelerated loop-mediated
isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the rapid detection of Toxoplasma in water …

The Microsporidia are a ubiquitous group of eukaryotic obligate intracellular parasites which
were recognized over 100 years ago with the description of Nosema bombycis, a parasite of …

Genotyping studies on the source and human infection potential of Cryptosporidium oocysts
in water have been almost exclusively conducted in industrialized nations. In this study, 50 …

Environmental water samples from the Lower Rhine area in Germany were investigated via
immunofluorescence assays (IFAs), nested polymerase chain reaction (nested PCR) and …

The ubiquitous protozoa Toxoplasma gondii is now the subject of renewed interest, due to
the spread of oocysts via water causing waterborne outbreaks of toxoplasmosis in different …