Emergence of zoonotic Cryptosporidium parvum in China

Guo, Y., Ryan, U.ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324, Feng, Y. and Xiao, L. (2021) Emergence of zoonotic Cryptosporidium parvum in China. Trends in Parasitology . In Press.

Abstract

Zoonotic cryptosporidiosis is a major public health problem in industrialized nations; in those countries it is caused mainly by Cryptosporidium parvum IIa subtypes that are prevalent in dairy calves. Because of the short history of intensive animal farming in China, strains of C. parvum are found only on some dairy farms in this country and are the IId subtypes. However, the prevalence of C. parvum is increasing rapidly, with IIa subtypes recently detected in a few grazing animals, and both IIa and IId subtypes are emerging in humans. As animal farming intensifies, China may follow in the footsteps of industrialized nations where zoonotic cryptosporidiosis is rampant. One Health and biosecurity measures are urgently needed to slow down the dispersal of autochthonous IId subtypes and imported IIa subtypes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	Harry Butler Institute Vector and Waterborne Pathogens Research Group
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
Copyright:	© 2021 Elsevier Ltd.
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/63489

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