Cryptosporidium infection in rural Gambian children: Epidemiology and risk factors.

M Jahangir HossainDebasish SahaMartin AntonioDilruba NasrinWilliam C BlackwelderUsman N IkumapayiGrant A MackenzieMitchell AdeyemiMomodou JassehRichard A AdegbolaAnna W RooseKaren L KotloffMyron M Levine

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)

Cryptosporidium-positive diarrhea is prevalent in this setting, especially at 6-23 months of age. The preponderance of Cryptosporidium infection in the rainy season and increased risk of Cryptosporidium-positive diarrhea with consumption of stored drinking water suggest water-borne transmission. Further investigation is needed to clarify the role of animals and contamination of stored drinking water in Cryptosporidium transmission.

Keyphrases

drinking water
risk factors
health risk
health risk assessment
room temperature
irritable bowel syndrome
south africa
clostridium difficile
heavy metals
ionic liquid