Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in Asymptomatic Food Workers
Author(s) -
Hanifi Körkoca,
Yaşar Göz,
Ahmet Duran Ataş,
Muhammet Güzel Kurtoğlu,
Kamil Ekıcı,
Mustafa Berktaş
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
turkish journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2013.2981
Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , asymptomatic , epidemiology , outbreak , parasite hosting , public health , environmental health , asymptomatic carrier , biology , medicine , feces , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , world wide web , computer science
Cryptosporidium spp. is obligatory intracellular parasite and causes intestinal infection. In intestine infections in the form of sporadic and epidemics, food and accordingly workers in food sector may play a role as the source of infection. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the existence of asymptomatic cryptosporidiosis.
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