Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2007 |
Authors: | B. J. King, Monis P. T. |
Journal: | Parasitology |
Volume: | 134 |
Pagination: | 309-323 |
Keywords: | climatechange, Cryptosporidium, environment, inactivation, processes, review, SURVIVAL |
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. |