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Cryptosporidium and its potential as a food-borne pathogen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Geraldine Duffy  and
Elaine M. Moriarty
Geraldine Duffy*
Affiliation:
The National Food Centre, Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland
Elaine M. Moriarty
Affiliation:
The National Food Centre, Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland
*
*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Cryptosporidium species are intestinal protozoan parasites and are excreted in animal feces as stable oocysts. Cryptosporidium has now been detected in the feces of a wide range of ruminant and non-ruminant farmed animals, wild animals, domestic pets and birds and the parasite appears to be well adapted to survive and persist in feces for extended periods, ranging from several weeks to many months. Because of this persistence, these materials are important as potential vehicles of transmission within herds, farms, the water chain, the fresh food chain, and the wider environment. Appropriate handling of animal waste is necessary to control spread of this pathogen and to limit the significant risks of human infection. While water is a well-recognized vector of Cryptosporidium, it has only recently emerged that food may play a more significant role than previously realized in the transmission of the Cryptosporidium to humans. In the last 3–5 years, research efforts have been directed both at the development of suitable methods for isolation and detection of the parasite in foods and at the application of these methods to assess the prevalence and persistence of the parasite in a range of foods. Additionally, molecular subtyping methods have been used to establish the transmission routes of the parasite. This paper summarizes the general biology of Cryptosporidium and overviews the current research on C. parvum in the food chain. The risks posed by certain foods, such as salad/vegetable crops and beef, are discussed and control measures which may be useful in the farm-to-fork chain for these products are described.

Keywords

Cryptosporidiumfood-borne pathogens
Type
Review Article
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Animal Health Research Reviews , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , December 2003 , pp. 95 - 107
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Copyright © CAB International 2003

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