Ubiquity of the water-borne pathogens, Cryptosporidium and Giardia, in KwaZulu-Natal populations

The prevalence of the diarrhoea disease caused by the water-borne pathogens Cryptosporidium and Giardia in KwaZulu-Natal, was determined from pathology laboratory data. Cryptosporidium and Giardia were found to be endemic in KwaZulu-Natal with laboratory-confirmed incidences ranging from 2.9 to 3.7%...

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Published in:Water S. A. 2001-01, Vol.27 (1), p.57-64
Main Authors: Bailey, I.W., Jarmey-Swan, C., Howgrave-Graham, A.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air. Soil. Water. Waste. Feeding
Biological and medical sciences
cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidium
Environment. Living conditions
gastrointestinal tract diseases
Giardia
Medical sciences
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
South Africa
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
Tropical medicine
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Summary:The prevalence of the diarrhoea disease caused by the water-borne pathogens Cryptosporidium and Giardia in KwaZulu-Natal, was determined from pathology laboratory data. Cryptosporidium and Giardia were found to be endemic in KwaZulu-Natal with laboratory-confirmed incidences ranging from 2.9 to 3.7% and 2.9 to 3.0% respectively of diarrhoea samples submitted for protozoan parasite analysis. Increases in the number of samples submitted for Cryptosporidium or Giardia analysis were independent of the actual incidence of either protozoan pathogen. Female and male patients tested for cryptosporidiosis had similar positive percentages while giardiasis was more prevalent in female patients. Cryptosporidium and Giardia prevalence in children under 5 years indicated that Cryptosporidium was most prevalent (39.3%) in the
ISSN:0378-4738