Epidemiology of microsporidiosis: Sources and modes of transmission

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 145-166

  Didier, E S ^a   Stovall, M E ^a   Green, L C ^b   Brindley, P J ^c   Sestak, K ^a   Didier, P J ^a  

^a TULANE NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging infection; Encephalitozoon; Enterocytozoon; Opportunistic infection; Waterborne transmission; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ATOVAQUONE; AZITHROMYCIN; FUMAGILLIN; FUMAGILLOL CHLOROACETYLCARBAMATE; FURAZOLIDONE; ITRACONAZOLE; OCTREOTIDE; SINEFUNGIN; SULFANILAMIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CHLORINATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENTEROCYTOZOON; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FILTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD WASHING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; SANITATION; SYMPTOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PREVALENCE; WATER; WATER SUPPLY; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENTEROCYTOZOON; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 9644279573     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.09.006     Document Type: Review

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