Cryptosporidium: An Emerging Zoonosis in Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan

• Published in: Pakistan journal of zoology Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 1455 - 1461
• Main Authors: Khan, Naimat Ullah, Saleem, Muhammad Hassan, Durrani, Aneela Zameer, Ahmad, Nisar, Hassan, Ayesha, Ayaz, Sultan, Umar, Sajid, Sohail, Muhammad Luqman, Shafee, Muhammad, Khan, Ikramullah, Khan, Mumtaz Ali, Khan, Azmat Ullah, Malik, Naimat Ullah, Razzaq, Abdul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lahore Knowledge Bylanes 01.08.2017; The Zoological Society of Pakistan
• Subjects: Abdomen; Age; Animals; Cattle; Children; Cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidium; Developed countries; Developing countries; Diarrhea; Disease; Epidemiology; Feces; Hospitals; Industrialized nations; Infant mortality; Infections; LDCs; Livestock; Microscopy; Mortality; Neonates; Parasitology; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Testing; Virulence (Microbiology); Zoonoses; Pakistan; Iran

Zoonotic Cryptosporidium is chief cause of diarrhea in both developing and developed countries, causing millions of deaths each year. This study was designed to estimate the zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium in three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), i.e. Bannu, Lakki Marwat and Kohat. For...