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INTRODUCTION: Cryptosporidium spp. is identified as an important cause of diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality worldwide particularly in children below five years of age and immunocompromised individuals. Infections are present among cattle and humans. Until now, there is no report on its prevalence in humans in Kuantan. The aim of this study is to record the prevalence and associated risk factors of Cryptosporidium spp. infection among children admitted to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), Kuantan. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among children admitted to the Paediatrics ward in HTAA between December 2017 and May 2018. Faecal samples were examined using wet smear and Modified Ziehl-Neelsen (MZN) staining techniques. Data on demography and hygiene practices was collected using a pretested questionnaire, and analysed using SPSS version 22. RESULTS: One hundred thirty five children (95.6% were of Malay ethnicity) were included in the study. The overall prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. infection was 25.2%. The prevalence was slightly higher in females (28.1%) than males (23.1%). The prevalence was higher than expected. This study showed that some risk factors namely children's age and trash disposal methods were significantly associated with Cryptosporidium spp. infection (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Higher prevalence could possibly be due to an outbreak of this infection or until now undetected.
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Cryptosporidiosis/epidemiology , Cryptosporidium/microbiology , Diarrhea/epidemiology , Hospitals/statistics & numerical data , Child , Cross-Sectional Studies , Cryptosporidiosis/microbiology , Diarrhea/microbiology , Feces/microbiology , Female , Humans , Malaysia/epidemiology , Male , Prevalence , Retrospective Studies , Risk FactorsSubject(s)
Cryptosporidium/isolation & purification , Swimming Pools/standards , Water Microbiology/standards , Waterborne Diseases/transmission , Cryptosporidium/microbiology , Guidelines as Topic , Humans , Public Health , United Kingdom , Water Purification/methods , Water Purification/standards , Waterborne Diseases/prevention & controlABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: In late Spring 2012, 12 cases of cryptosporidiosis in a town in the South East of Ireland were notified to the regional Department of Public Health. AIM: The purpose of this paper is to describe the outbreak and the investigative process which led to the conclusion that the source was a public drinking water supply. METHODS: Outbreak and incident control teams were convened to investigate and control the outbreak. RESULTS: Eleven cases were speciated as Cryptosporidium parvum. GP60 analysis demonstrated that 10 were C. parvum IIaA20G3R1, indicating that the cases were linked. The public water supply was the only common risk factor identified. Increased water sampling identified Cryptosporidium muris/andersoni in the treated water at one of two water treatment plants (Water Treatment Plant, WTP A) for the supply, and on the network. C. parvum was subsequently identified in raw water from WTP A. CONCLUSIONS: The Health Service Executive (HSE) concluded that this outbreak was "probably associated with water" produced at WTP A based on (1) descriptive epidemiological evidence suggesting water-related illness and excluding other obvious explanations; and (2) water treatment failure at WTP A. WTP A was closed to facilitate an upgrade. No boil water notice was required as a supplementary supply was available. The upgrade was completed and the incident closed in 2013.
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Cryptosporidiosis/transmission , Cryptosporidium/microbiology , Water Microbiology , Zoonoses/microbiology , Animals , Disease Outbreaks , Humans , Ireland , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Parasitic Diseases/epidemiology , Parasitic Diseases/transmission , Giardiasis/microbiology , Cryptosporidium/microbiology , Epidemiological Monitoring/trends , Disease Outbreaks , Gastroenteritis/diagnosis , Spain/epidemiologyABSTRACT
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Humans , Male , Female , Abdominal Pain/diagnosis , Abdominal Pain/etiology , Chronic Pain/complications , Chronic Pain/diagnosis , Helicobacter pylori/isolation & purification , Helicobacter pylori/pathogenicity , Feces/microbiology , Feces/parasitology , Abdominal Pain/physiopathology , Abdominal Pain/parasitology , Retrospective Studies , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/diagnosis , Chromatography, Affinity , Cryptosporidium/isolation & purification , Cryptosporidium/microbiology , Giardia/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
Se hace una revisión bibliográfica de la criptosporidiosis, considerada una enfermedad del hombre y los animales, reportándose el primer caso humano en el año 1976, el número de casos reportados se ha incrementado notablemente. La enfermedad es causada por el Cryptosporidium, parásito protozoo intracelular obligado, es causa importante de enfermedad en diferentes animales y es considerada como una zoonosis, caracterizándose por presentar un cuadro gastrointestinal cuya intimidad depende del estado inmunitario del paciente y el diagnóstico es realizado por diferentes técnicas, con relación al tratamiento se han empleado más de 30 agentes microbianos, diferentes antiprotozoarios, antihelmínticos y antibióticos, pero ningún esquema ha sido eficaz
