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Molecular surveillance of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi by genotyping and subtyping parasites in wastewater.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Li Na, Xiao Lihua, Wang Lin, Zhao Shuming, Zhao Xukun, Duan Liping, Guo Meijin, Liu Lili, Feng Yaoyu
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BACKGROUND: Despite their wide occurrence, cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis are considered neglected diseases by the World Health Organization. The epidemiology of these diseases and microsporidiosis in humans in developing countries is poorly understood. The high concentration of pathogens in raw sewage makes the characterization of the transmission of these pathogens simple through the genotype and subtype...
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