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- Title
An overview of methods/techniques for the detection of Cryptosporidium in food samples.
- Authors
Ahmed, Shahira A.; Karanis, Panagiotis
- Abstract
Cryptosporidium is one of the most important parasitic protozoa of concern within the food production industry, worldwide. This review describes the evolution and its development, and it monitors the methodology that has been used for Cryptosporidium in food material since 1984, when the first publication appeared regarding the detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in food materials. The methods that are currently being used for the detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in food material (mainly vegetables) and all of the other available published methods are discussed in this review. Generating more consistent and reliable data should lead to a better understanding of the occurrence, transport and fate of the oocysts in food material. Improvements in monitoring and developing effective methodology, along with food security, offer more practical possibilities for both the developed and developing worlds.
- Subjects
CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FOOD production; FOOD pathogens; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS prevention; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; WATERBORNE infection; OOCYSTS; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; PREVENTION
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2018, Vol 117, Issue 3, p629
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-017-5735-0