Cryptosporidium

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Institute of Food Science and Technology	Cryptosporidium This report provides an overview of Cryptosporidium parvum. It includes a description of cryptosporidiosis, exposure routes, outbreaks, the life cycle, the resistance of oocysts, growth and control measures in food and water, and detection. (more) Publication Month: September 2001	Aug 9, 2002
	Doyle, M. Ellin	Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora Overview of foodborne illness caused by Cyclospora and Cryptosporidium. Publication Month: November 1996	May 14, 2003
	Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Cryptosporidium Infection: Cryptosporidiosis Fact sheets, professional information, links to articles in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID), and other links to information about Cryptosporidiosis. (more)	Jun 17, 2002
		Cryptosporidium parvum in Food and Water Research papers and abstracts of poster presentations from this conference. Publication Year: 2003	Oct 8, 2004
	Drinking Water Systems Center, NSF International	Drinking Water Systems Center Verification Reports & Statements Verification statements for drinking water systems. Systems were tested for arsenic, Cryptosporidium/Giardia or Cryptosporidium-/Giardia-sized particles, viruses, bacteria and bacteria-sized particles, and disinfection by-products. (more)	Jul 12, 2005
	American Medical Association/American Nurses Association-American Nurses Foundation/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration/Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department	Foodborne Illnesses Table: Parasitic Agents This table gives etiology, incubation period, signs and symptoms, duration of illness, associated foods, laboratory testing, and treatment information for Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Toxoplasma gondii, and Trichinella spiralis. (more) Publication Month: February 2004	Jul 19, 2002
	Doyle, Ellin	Foodborne Parasites: A Review of the Scientific Literature This review discusses foodborne parasites and their control in general as well as the effects and occurrence of certain Protozoan parasites, nematodes, trematodes, and cestodes. (more) Publication Month: October 2003	Oct 13, 2004
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook: The "Bad Bug Book" Handbook with information on foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins, including information on the associated disease, associated foods, target populations, outbreaks, and more. Appendices include "Infective dose," "Epidemiology summary table," "Factors affecting microbial growth in foods," "Foodborne Disease Outbreaks, United States 1988-1992," and "Additional Foodborne Disease Outbreak Articles and Databases". (more) Publication Month: January 1992	Aug 31, 2001
	COST 920 Working Group 3: Quantitative Risk Assessment, COST Action 920	Inventory of QMRA Studies in Europe Listing of quantitative microbiological risk assessments, organized by pathogen and country. Links to further information for each study, including summary, availability, and contact person. (more)	Feb 8, 2005
	Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)	Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals This manual discusses laboratory diagnostic tests and information on vaccines for certain animal diseases. Publication Year: 2004	Oct 18, 2004

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