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Baldursson, Selma and Karanis, Panagiotis (2011). Waterborne transmission of protozoan parasites: Review of worldwide outbreaks - An update 2004-2010. Water Res., 45 (20). S. 6603 - 6615. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 0043-1354

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Abstract

The present update gives a comprehensive review of worldwide waterborne parasitic protozoan outbreaks that occurred and were published globally between January 2004 and December 2010. At least one hundred and ninety-nine outbreaks of human diseases due to the waterborne transmission of parasitic protozoa occurred and were reported during the time period from 2004 to 2010. 46.7% of the documented outbreaks occurred on the Australian continent, 30.6% in North America and 16.5% in Europe. Cryptosporidium spp. was the etiological agent in 60.3% (120) of the outbreaks, Giardia lamblia in 35.2% (70) and other protozoa in 4.5% (9). Four outbreaks (2%) were caused by Toxoplasma gondii, three (1.5%) by Cyclospora cayetanensis. In two outbreaks (1%) Acanthamoeba spp. was identified as the causative agent. In one outbreak, G. lamblia (in 17.6% of stool samples) and Cryptosporidium parvum (in 2.7% of stool samples) as well as Entamoeba histolytica (in 9.4% of stool samples) and Blastocystis hominis (in 8.1% of stool samples) were detected. In those countries that are likely affected most a lack of surveillance systems is noticeable. However, countries that established surveillance systems did not establish an international standardization of reporting systems. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Baldursson, Selma UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Karanis, Panagiotis UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-483503
DOI:	10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.013
Journal or Publication Title:	Water Res.
Volume:	45
Number:	20
Page Range:	S. 6603 - 6615
Date:	2011
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	0043-1354
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RECREATIONAL WATER; OCULAR TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED-STATES; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM-PARVUM; EXTENSIVE OUTBREAK; SPP. INFECTIONS; GIARDIA SPP.; DISEASE; GASTROENTERITIS; SURVEILLANCE Multiple languages Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences; Water Resources Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48350