Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 273052
Zoonozic protozoan parasites as causal agents of waterborne diseases
Zoonozic protozoan parasites as causal agents of waterborne diseases // 5th Croatian Congress on Infectious diseases
Zadar, Hrvatska, 2006. (poster, nije recenziran, sažetak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Zoonozic protozoan parasites as causal agents of waterborne diseases
Autori
Beck, Relja ; Marinculić, Albert
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni
Skup
5th Croatian Congress on Infectious diseases
Mjesto i datum
Zadar, Hrvatska, 23.09.2006. - 27.09.2006
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster
Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran
Ključne riječi
Public health; zoonotic; waterborne; Giardia duodenalis; Cryptosporidium spp.; Toxoplasma gondii
Sažetak
Protozooan parasites have been unrecognized or ignored as a serious threat to public health. Giardia, Cryptosporidium and Toxoplasma are found worldwide and are among the most frequently reported parasites of humans and animals because of their ability of this to survive for long period in the environment and resist natural and artificial conditions. Famous Milwaukee waterborne cryptosporidiosis outbreak when 403 000 people were infected gave new insight in protozoan parasites as causal agents of waterborne infections. Seven described Cryptosporidium species (C. hominis, C. parvum, C. meleagridis, C. felis, C. canis, C. suis and C. muris ) infect humans. Two Giardia genotypes (assemblages) are prone to infect humans and animals: assemblage A and B. Until recently, except ingesting uncooked meat containing viable tissue cysts or food with infective oocists, water-borne transmission of T. gondii was considered uncommon. Few large human outbreaks were linked to contamination of municipal water reservoirs by oocist from wild and domestic felids. In this study we are reporting zoonotic genotypes found in different animal species that are capable to contaminate water sources for drinking and recreation ( e.g. swimming pools, water parks, fountains and lakes) and become sources for infection of humans, especially children. Also we want to show new pattern of Toxoplasma infection which could more important in rural areas with unprotected water sources then in urban regions.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Napomena
Izabran i za predavanje u sklopu sekcije
