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 …

Zoonotic Potential and Molecular Epidemiology of Giardia Species and Giardiasis

Y Feng, L Xiao - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Molecular diagnostic tools have been used recently in assessing the taxonomy, zoonotic
potential, and transmission of Giardia species and giardiasis in humans and animals. The …

Pathogen spillover during land conversion

CL Faust, HI McCallum, LSP Bloomfield… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogen spillover from wildlife to domestic animals and humans, and the reverse, has
caused significant epidemics and pandemics worldwide. Although pathogen emergence …

Enteric protozoa in the developed world: a public health perspective

SM Fletcher, D Stark, J Harkness… - Clinical microbiology …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Several enteric protozoa cause severe morbidity and mortality in both humans and animals
worldwide. In developed settings, enteric protozoa are often ignored as a cause of diarrheal …

Host specificity in the Giardia duodenalis species complex

SM Cacciò, M Lalle, SG Svärd - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
Giardia duodenalis is a unicellular flagellated parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of
a wide range of mammalian species, including humans. Investigations of protein and DNA …

Parasite zoonoses and wildlife: one health, spillover and human activity

RCA Thompson - International journal for parasitology, 2013 - Elsevier
This review examines parasite zoonoses and wildlife in the context of the One Health triad
that encompasses humans, domestic animals, wildlife and the changing ecosystems in …

Reverse zoonotic disease transmission (zooanthroponosis): a systematic review of seldom-documented human biological threats to animals

AM Messenger, AN Barnes, GC Gray - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Research regarding zoonotic diseases often focuses on infectious diseases
animals have given to humans. However, an increasing number of reports indicate that …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiology of Giardia and Cryptosporidium infections

RCA Thompson, A Ash - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2016 - Elsevier
Giardia and Cryptosporidium are ubiquitous enteric protozoan pathogens of vertebrates.
Although recognised as the aetiological agents of disease in humans and domestic animals …

Molecular epidemiology of giardiasis from a veterinary perspective

U Ryan, A Zahedi - Advances in parasitology, 2019 - Elsevier
A total of eight Giardia species are accepted. These include: Giardia duodenalis (syn.
Giardia intestinalis and Giardia lamblia), which infects humans and animals, Giardia agilis …

Molecular identification and genetic characteristics of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in human immunodeficiency virus …

Y Jiang, L Liu, Z Yuan, A Liu, J Cao, Y Shen - Parasites & Vectors, 2023 - Springer
Background Opportunistic infections are a ubiquitous complication in human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients …