Giardia and Cryptosporidium in mammalian wildlife – current status and future needs

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...

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Published in:Trends in parasitology 2005-08, Vol.21 (8), p.370-376
Main Authors: Appelbee, Amber J., Thompson, R.C. Andrew, Olson, Merle E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Wild - parasitology
Biological and medical sciences
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis - parasitology
Cryptosporidiosis - transmission
Cryptosporidiosis - veterinary
Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium - growth & development
Experimental protozoal diseases and models
Feces - parasitology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Giardia
Giardia - growth & development
Giardiasis - epidemiology
Giardiasis - parasitology
Giardiasis - transmission
Giardiasis - veterinary
Infectious diseases
Mammalia
Mammals - parasitology
Medical sciences
Parasitic diseases
Protozoal diseases
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
Zoonoses - epidemiology
Zoonoses - parasitology
Zoonoses - transmission
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Summary: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 valuable insights into the host specificity and possible transmission routes of these two important parasites.
ISSN:1471-4922
1471-5007
DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2005.06.004