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Epidemiological study ofCryptosporidium parvum in sera of persons from Germany
F. Petrysubject
Microbiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyeducation.field_of_studybiologymedicine.diagnostic_testanimal diseasesPopulationGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationVirologySerologyDiarrheaInfectious DiseasesCryptosporidium parvumImmunoassayparasitic diseasesImmunologyEpidemiologymedicinebiology.proteinSeroprevalenceAntibodymedicine.symptomeducationdescription
In a seroprevalence study including 495 sera from persons of all age-groups, the presence of anti-Cryptosporidium parvum antibodies was evaluated in an enzyme immunoassay. Despite the fact that C. parvum is only found in approximately 2% of patients with diarrhea in Germany, specific antibodies could be detected in 15.4% of all samples. This figure indicates that a substantial proportion of the German population has been confronted with this parasite and it raises the question of whether C. parvum is a potential health risk to the general population.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 | Infection |