Linked Life Data

14636685

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/14636685

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
Giardia and Cryptosporidium are enteric protozoan parasites that infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts. Both are transmitted either by direct faecal/oral contact or by the ingestion of contaminated food or water. The discovery of morphologically similar organisms infecting humans and a variety of mammals and birds has led to the proposal that both Cryptosporidium and Giardia are zoonotic (i.e. transmitted in nature between humans and animals). Transmission between humans and animals has been supported by cross-infection studies. However, closer examination of many of these studies reveals limitations in the methodologies utilised. More recent molecular genetic studies have demonstrated considerable genetic diversity among isolates of the same species of Giardia and Cryptosporidium, suggesting that these species are in fact species complexes and that some of these novel species may be host-specific. This paper will critically examine the evidence for the zoonotic transmission of these parasites.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1567-1348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Cryptosporidium and Giardia-zoonoses: fact or fiction?
pubmed:affiliation
Australian Water Quality Centre, South Australian Water Corporation and Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment, Private Mail Bag 3, SA 5108, Salisbury, Australia. paul.monis@sawater.com.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't