Giardia and Cryptosporidium in mammalian wildlife--current status and future needs.
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SUBMITTER: Appelbee AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7185620 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Aug
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Giardia and Cryptosporidium in mammalian wildlife--current status and future needs.
Appelbee Amber J AJ Thompson R C Andrew RC Olson Merle E ME
Trends in parasitology 20050801 8
Environmental pollution with human and domestic-animal fecal material is recognized as a potential pathogen pathway for wildlife infections with zooanthropomorphic protozoan parasites such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium. In this article, we review current knowledge about the diversity of free-living and captive terrestrial and marine mammalian wildlife species infected with Giardia and Cryptosporidium. The combination of prevalence studies with modern molecular-genotyping techniques is providing ...[more]
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