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Presence of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia in water samples from Southeast Asia: towards an integrated water detection system

Kumar T 1 , Abd Majid MA 1 , Onichandran S 1 , Jaturas N 1 , Andiappan H 1 , Salibay CC 2 Show all authors , Tabo HA 2 , Tabo N 2 , Dungca JZ 3 , Tangpong J 4 , Phiriyasamith S 5 , Yuttayong B 6 , Polseela R 7 , Do BN 8 , Sawangjaroen N 9 , Tan TC 1 , Lim YA 1 , Nissapatorn V 10

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Parasitology (Southeast Asia Water Team), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Biological Science Department, College of Science and Computer Studies, De La Salle University-Dasmariñas, Dasmariñas, Philippines
  • 3 School of Science and Technology, Centro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines
  • 4 School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
  • 5 Graduate School, Kasem Bundit University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 6 Regional Medical Sciences Center, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
  • 7 Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
  • 8 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Vietnam Military Medical University, 160 Phung Hung Road, Phuc La Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 9 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
  • 10 Department of Parasitology (Southeast Asia Water Team), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. veeranoot@um.edu.my
Infect Dis Poverty, 2016 Jan 13;5:3.
PMID: 26763230 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-016-0095-z

Abstract

Access to clean and safe drinking water that is free from pathogenic protozoan parasites, especially Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia that cause gastrointestinal illness in humans, is still an issue in Southeast Asia (SEA). This study is the first attempt to detect the aforementioned protozoan parasites in water samples from countries in SEA, using real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays.

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