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ArticleScientific reports2018

Presence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in recreational lake water in Tianjin, China: a preliminary study.

Shumin Xiao, Yan Zhang, Xiaoyun Zhao, Liping Sun, Sike Hu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shumin XiaoSchool of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, P.R. China. xiaoshumin@tcu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1688-6200
Yan ZhangSchool of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, P.R. China.
Xiaoyun ZhaoSchool of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, P.R. China.
Liping SunSchool of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, P.R. China.
Sike HuSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China. husike@126.com.
Tianjin Chengjian University · CNNankai University · CNTianjin University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about the occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in recreational water in China. A total of 52 samples were collected from recreational lakes in Tianjin during a high-occurrence season (June-October) for the waterborne cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis, and the occurrence and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia were investigated. The results showed that 82.7% (43) and 98.1% (51) of samples were positive for Cryptosporidium oocyst and Giardia cysts, respectively. The mean concentration of parasites was 3.65 oocysts/10 L and 12.58 cysts/10 L, respectively. Molecular characterization revealed that the presence of Cryptosporidium parvum, C. andersoni, C. hominis, C. meleagridis, C. fragile, C. ubiquitum, and Giardia lamblia assemblage A, B and D. The protozoan contamination in the studied lakes may originate from animal feces on ground, which was washed into the lake by stormwater runoff. Nevertheless, there is a potential risk of infection during recreational activities in the lake because the dominant detected protozoan genotypes are common human pathogens. Moreover, microbial indicators analysis does not adequately indicate the protozoan contamination in recreational water. The information from this study will be valuable for future protozoan source tracking, and any further control interventions against Cryptosporidium and/or Giardia infection associated with recreational water.

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Environmental MonitoringWater MicrobiologyChinaCryptosporidiumGenotypeGiardiaHumansLakesParks, RecreationalWater Quality

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