@article {1853,
	title = {Critical processes affecting Cryptosporidium oocyst survival in the environment},
	journal = {Parasitology},
	volume = {134},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {309-323},
	abstract = {Cryptosporidiumareparasiticprotozoans that causegastrointestinal diseaseandrepresent asignificant risktopublic health. Cryptosporidiumoocystsareprevalentinsurfacewatersasaresult ofhuman, livestockandnativeanimal faecal contamination. Theresistanceofoocyststotheconcentrationsofchlorineandmonochloramineusedtodisinfectpotable waterincreasestheriskofwaterbornetransmissionviadrinkingwater. Inadditiontobeingresistanttocommonlyused disinfectants, itisthoughtthatoocystscanpersistintheenvironmentandbereadilymobilizedbyprecipitationevents. This paper will reviewthecriticalprocessesinvolved intheinactivationorremovalofoocystsintheterrestrialandaquatic environmentsandconsiderhowtheseprocesseswillrespond inthecontextofclimatechange. },
	keywords = {climatechange, Cryptosporidium, environment, inactivation, processes, review, SURVIVAL},
	author = {King, B. J. and Monis, P. T.}
}
