Molecular and descriptive epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites of children and their pets in Cauca, Colombia: a cross-sectional study.

Ximena VillamizarAdriana HigueraGiovanny HerreraLuis Reinel Vasquez-ALorena BuitronLina Maria MuñozFabiola E Gonzalez-CMyriam Consuelo LopezJulio Cesar GiraldoJuan David Ramírez

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

This study revealed the usefulness of molecular methods to depict the transmission dynamics of parasitic protozoa in southwest Colombia. The presence of some of these protozoa in domestic animals may be involved in their transmission.

Keyphrases

young adults
physical activity
cross sectional
single molecule
single cell
plasmodium falciparum