Giardia and Cryptosporidium in mammalian wildlife--current status and future needs.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Appelbee AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7185620 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature