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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2016

Contribution of environmental media to cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis prevalence in Tehran: a focus on surface waters.

Mahdi Hadi, Alireza Mesdaghinia, Masud Yunesian, Simin Nasseri, Ramin Nabizadeh Nodehi, Hamidreza Tashauoei, Esfandiar Jalilzadeh, Roya Zarinnejad

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Molecular and serological study on congenital toxoplasmosis in newborn of Shiraz, Southern Iran.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mahdi HadiCenter for Water Quality Research (CWQR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza MesdaghiniaCenter for Water Quality Research (CWQR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mesdaghinia@sina.tums.ac.ir.
Masud YunesianDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Simin NasseriCenter for Water Quality Research (CWQR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ramin Nabizadeh NodehiDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamidreza TashauoeiDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Islamic Azad University-Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran.
Esfandiar JalilzadehDepartment of Water and Wastewater Quality Control Laboratory, Water and Wastewater Company, Tehran, Iran.
Roya ZarinnejadDepartment of Water and Wastewater Quality Control Laboratory, Water and Wastewater Company, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University Medical Branch of Tehran · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The occurrences of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in surface sources of drinking water in Tehran were monitored, using US EPA method 1623.1. The prevalence ratios (PR) of positive samples among other media (animal's stools, vegetables, and human's stools) were also estimated from literature data. The density of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in water samples were 0.129 ± 0.069 cysts/L and 0.005 ± 0.002 oocysts/L, respectively. Estimated PR in vegetables, animal stools, surface waters, and human stools were 6.65, 20.42, 21.05, and 4.28 % for Cryptosporidium and 6.46, 17.13, 73.68, and 15.65 % for Giardia, respectively. These reveal the importance of surface waters' and animal stools' roles in the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis in Tehran's population. Giardia's prevalence in untreated surface waters in Tehran was found 3.5 times as much as Cryptosporidium while this found 2.3 times on a global scale. Moreover, the prevalence of giardiasis to cryptosporidiosis infections in Tehran's human population was 3.65. These values could be a clue to attribute the infections to the occurrence of parasites in surface waters. Significant (p < 0.05) associations were observed between rainfalls and presence of Giardia (r = 0.62) and Cryptosporidium (r = 0.60) in surface waters. In autumn, rainfalls can increase the parasites occurrences in surface waters. Significant (p < 0.05) difference on the density of parasites was found between some seasons using Kruskal-Wallis and multiple comparison tests. A significant correlation (r = 0.86) between Giardia and Cryptosporidium densities also confirms the common sources of pollution in surface waters. Findings suggest that untreated surface waters in Tehran may be a potential route of human exposure to protozoan parasites.

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AnimalsCryptosporidiosisCryptosporidiumDrinking WaterEnvironmentEnvironmental MonitoringFecesFresh WaterGiardiaGiardiasisHumansIranOocystsPrevalenceWater MicrobiologyWater PurificationDrinking WaterCryptosporidiumGiardiaParasites occurrenceProtozoan parasitesSurface water

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