Cryptosporidium spp., prevalence, molecular characterisation and socio-demographic risk factors among immigrants in Qatar

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 13; no. 10; p. e0007750
• Main Authors: Boughattas, Sonia, Behnke, Jerzy M., Al-Sadeq, Duaa, Ismail, Ahmed, Abu-Madi, Marawan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.10.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomedical research; Countries; Cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidiosis - diagnosis; Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology; Cryptosporidium; Cryptosporidium - genetics; Cryptosporidium - isolation & purification; Cryptosporidium hominis; Demographics; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Developed countries; Developing countries; Disease Outbreaks; DNA; DNA, Protozoan - genetics; Earth Sciences; Epidemiology; Female; Food contamination & poisoning; Food handling; Food industry; Food processing; Food processing industry; Food supply; Foodborne diseases; Foods; Foreign labor; Genes; Genes, Protozoan; Genetic testing; Genotype; Genotyping Techniques; Globalization; Handlers; Health sciences; Humans; Identification; Immigrants; Industrialized countries; Industrialized nations; Industry; Infection; Infections; LDCs; Male; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Migrant workers; Multilocus Sequence Typing; Muslims; Noncitizens; Nucleotide sequence; Organizations; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Parasitoses; Pathology, Molecular; PCR; People and Places; Population; Prevalence; Public health; Qatar - epidemiology; Religions; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Rural areas; Sociology; Transients and Migrants; Tropical diseases; Year class; Young Adult; Zoonoses; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Iran; Malaysia; United States > US; Asia; Germany; Africa

The World Health Organization WHO has estimated that in developed countries, up to 30% of the population may suffer from foodborne diseases each year, and that in developing countries up to 2 million deaths per annum can be attributed to cryptosporidiosis. Reports have already emphasized the role of...