Florida is one of 17 states reporting cases of an intestinal illness linked to a microscopic parasite that can sometimes ...

Austin has had a few cryptosporidiosis cases this year. How to avoid this parasite that often gets picked up while swimming.

Florida is among 18 states reporting cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic illness causing severe diarrhea. See symptoms ...

Denmark has reported a dozen cases of a new variant of Cryptosporidium parvum, with work ongoing to find the source. The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has registered 12 cases of Cryptosporidium parvum ...

Researchers have provided details about one of the largest Cryptosporidium outbreaks in England in recent years. The outbreak of Cryptosporidium parvum was associated with a multi-day lamb petting ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated that heparin, a type of sulfated polysaccharide, inhibits infection with ...

In a recent study published in Parasitology Research, researchers used molecular techniques to determine the presence of the food- and waterborne parasite Cryptosporidium parvum in samples of ready-to ...

This study is led by Prof. Feng (College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University) and Prof. Xiao (College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University). The team ...

Cryptosporidium parvum is a zoonotic apicomplexa-protozoan pathogen that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhoea in mammals worldwide. The organism is transmitted by ingestion of oocysts, which are shed ...