Occurrence of microsporidia as emerging pathogens in Slovak Roma children and their impact on public health

0429381 - BC 2015 RIV PL eng J - Journal Article
Halanová, M. - Valenčáková, A. - Malčeková, B. - Kváč, Martin - Sak, Bohumil - Květoňová, Dana - Balent, P. - Čisláková, L.
Occurrence of microsporidia as emerging pathogens in Slovak Roma children and their impact on public health.
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. Roč. 20, č. 4 (2013), s. 695-698. ISSN 1232-1966. E-ISSN 1898-2263
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Keywords : microsporidia * Enterocytozoon bieneusi * Encephalitozoon cuniculi * roma children * zoonotic potential
Subject RIV: FN - Epidemiology, Contagious Diseases ; Clinical Immunology
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Microsporidia are identified as ubiquitous organisms of almost every animal group and are now recognized as emerging opportunistic pathogens of human. The risk factors include immunodeficiency, lack of sanitation, and exposure to contaminated water and infected animals. In Slovakia, the places with an increased risk of infection due to the presence of risk factors and routes of transmission are represented by Roma settlements. Therefore, the aim of this work was to study the occurrence of Encephalitozoon spp. and E. bieneusi in children living in Roma settlements
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