Review of cryptosporidium and giardia in the eastern part of Europe, 2016

0498798 - BC 2019 RIV FR eng J - Journal Article
Plutzer, J. - Lassen, B. - Jokelainen, P. - Djurković-Djaković, O. - Kucsera, I. - Dorbek-Kolin, E. - Šoba, B. - Sréter, T. - Imre, K. - Omeragić, J. - Nikolić, T. V. - Bobić, B. - Živičnjak, T. - Lučinger, S. - Stefanović, L. L. - Kučinar, J. - Sroka, J. - Deksne, G. - Keidāne, D. - Kváč, Martin - Hůzová, Z. - Karanis, P.
Review of cryptosporidium and giardia in the eastern part of Europe, 2016.
Eurosurveillance. Roč. 23, č. 4 (2018), č. článku 16-00825. ISSN 1025-496X. E-ISSN 1560-7917
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA15-01090S
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : PIG GENOTYPE II * SP APICOMPLEXA CRYPTOSPORIDIIDAE * BOARS SUS-SCROFA * MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION * WESTERN POLAND * WESTERN POLAND * DRINKING-WATER * SOUTH-BOHEMIA * C.-PARVUM * SEROLOGICAL RESPONSES
OECD category: Veterinary science
Impact factor: 7.421, year: 2018
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.4.16-00825

Introduction: This paper reviews the current knowledge and understanding of Cryptosporidium spp. an d Giardia spp. in humans, animals and the environment in 10 countries in the eastern part of Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Methods: Published scientific papers and conference proceedings from the international and local literature, official national health service reports, national databases and doctoral theses in local languages were reviewed to provide an extensive overview on the epidemiology, diagnostics and research on these pathogens, as well as analyse knowledge gaps and areas for further research. Results: Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. were found to be common in eastern Europe, but the results from different countries are difficult to compare because of variations in reporting practices and detection methodologies used. Conclusion: Upgrading and making the diagnosis/detection procedures more uniform is recommended throughout the region. Public health authorities should actively work towards increasing reporting and standardising reporting practices as these prerequisites for the reported data to be valid and therefore necessary for appropriate control plans.
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