ArticleInterdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases2014
Impact of environmental conditions on the survival of cryptosporidium and giardia on environmental surfaces.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Global prevalence ofParasitology · 2023Pooled it
- Untangling the Impacts of Climate Change on Waterborne Diseases: a Systematic Review of Relationships between Diarrheal Diseases and Temperature, Rainfall, Flooding, and Drought.Environmental science & technology · 2016Pooled it
- Occurrence and Diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in Animals in Portugal: Novel Data and Public Health Implications.Zoonoses and public health · 2026Article
- Vulnerability to climate-driven pathogen-specific diarrheal diseases: secondary analysis from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study and Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa follow-up.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Disrupting the vicious cycle of malnutrition and enteropathy: advancing strategies to improve child physical and neurocognitive outcomes.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Occurrence and Molecular Characterization ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Enhancing diagnostic accuracy: Direct immunofluorescence assay as the gold standard for detecting Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in canine and feline fecal samples.BMC veterinary research · 2024Article
- Metabarcoding study of potential pathogens and zoonotic risks associated with dog feces in Seoul, South Korea.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Multilocus Genotyping ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Dynamics of protozoal excretion in the faeces of calves during the first 28 days after arrival at the fattening farm indicate infection before regrouping and show poor temporal correlation with diarrhoea.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Molecular Detection and Epidemiology of Potentially ZoonoticAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Environmental Factors Associated withPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- UsingmBio · 2023Article
- Multilocus genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in pre-weaned calves with diarrhea in the Republic of Korea.PloS one · 2023Article
- Utilization of health belief model in comprehending diarrheal disease dynamics: a case of cryptosporidiosis in Uganda.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Molecular characterisation ofCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2022Article
- Zoonotic enteric parasites in Mongolian people, animals, and the environment: Using One Health to address shared pathogens.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to find out the impact of environmental conditions on the survival of intestinal parasites on environmental surfaces commonly implicated in the transmission of these parasites. The study was performed by incubating Cryptosporidium and Giardia (oo)cysts on environmentally relevant surfaces such as brushed stainless steel, formica, ceramic, fabric, and skin. Parallel experiments were conducted using clean and soiled coupons incubated under three temperatures. The die-off coefficient rates (K) were calculated using first-order exponential formula. For both parasites, the fastest die-off was recorded on fabric, followed by ceramic, formica, skin, and steel. Die-off rates were directly correlated to the incubation temperatures and surface porosity. The presence of organic matter enhanced the survivability of the resting stages of test parasites. The decay rates calculated in this study can be used in models for public health decision-making process and highlights the mitigation role of hand hygiene agents in their prevention and control.
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