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Cryptosporidium and Giardia are important parasites due to their zoonotic potential and impact on human health, often causing waterborne outbreaks of disease

Description of transmission modes of Cryptosporidium. Following ingestion (and possibly inhalation) by a suitable host (e.g., human host), excystation occurs (infective stage, (1)). The released sporozoites invade epithelial cells of… Read more »