Molecular Epidemiology of Human Cryptosporidiosis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Xin Yang, Yaqiong Guo, Lihua Xiao, Yaoyu Feng
Abstract
Cryptosporidiosis is one of the most important causes for moderate to severe diarrhea and diarrhea-related mortality in children under 2 years in low- and middle-income countries. In recent decades, genotyping and subtyping tools have been used in epidemiological studies of human cryptosporidiosis.
Topics & Concepts
CryptosporidiumSubtypingBiologyDiarrheaEpidemiologyCryptosporidium parvumGenotypingSanitationHygieneMolecular epidemiologyEnvironmental healthGenotypeMicrobiologyMedicineFecesGeneticsInternal medicineGeneProgramming languagePathologyComputer scienceParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsAmoebic Infections and Treatments