Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis: the African perspective

The present overview discusses the findings of cryptosporidiosis research conducted in Africa and highlights the currently available information on Cryptosporidium epidemiology, genetic diversity, and distribution on the African continent, particularly among vulnerable populations, including childre...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2016-07, Vol.23 (14), p.13811-13821
Main Authors: Aldeyarbi, Hebatalla M., Abu El-Ezz, Nadia M. T., Karanis, Panagiotis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
Africa - epidemiology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
AIDS
Animals
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Creeks & streams
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis - parasitology
Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium - genetics
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - parasitology
Drinking water
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Effluents
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Epidemiology
Genetic diversity
Genetic Variation
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infections
Infectious diseases
Malnutrition
Middle Aged
Mortality
Parasitic diseases
Parasitology
Poverty
Review Article
Rivers
Sanitation
Studies
Surface water
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Young Adult
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Summary:The present overview discusses the findings of cryptosporidiosis research conducted in Africa and highlights the currently available information on Cryptosporidium epidemiology, genetic diversity, and distribution on the African continent, particularly among vulnerable populations, including children. It also emphasizes the burden of cryptosporidiosis, which is underestimated due to the presence of many silent asymptomatic carriers. Cryptosporidiosis is recognized as one of the leading causes of childhood diarrhea in African countries. It has dramatic adverse effects on child growth and development and causes increased mortality on a continent where HIV, poverty, and lack of sanitation and infrastructure increase the risk of cryptosporidial waterborne infection.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-016-6746-6