TY - JOUR
T1 - Review of cryptosporidium and giardia in the eastern part of Europe, 2016
AU - Plutzer, Judit
AU - Lassen, Brian
AU - Jokelainen, Pikka
AU - Djurković-Djaković, Olgica
AU - Kucsera, István
AU - Dorbek-Kolin, Elisabeth
AU - Šoba, Barbara
AU - Sréter, Tamás
AU - Imre, Kálmán
AU - Omeragić, Jasmin
AU - Nikolić, Aleksandra
AU - Bobić, Branko
AU - Živičnjak, Tatjana
AU - Lučinger, Snježana
AU - Stefanović, Lorena Lazarić
AU - Kučinar, Jasmina
AU - Sroka, Jacek
AU - Deksne, Gunita
AU - Keidāne, Dace
AU - Kváč, Martin
AU - Hůzová, Zuzana
AU - Karanis, Panagiotis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/1/25
Y1 - 2018/1/25
N2 - Introduction: This paper reviews the current knowledge and understanding of Cryptosporidium spp. an d Giardia spp. in humans, animals and the environment in 10 countries in the eastern part of Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Methods: Published scientific papers and conference proceedings from the international and local literature, official national health service reports, national databases and doctoral theses in local languages were reviewed to provide an extensive overview on the epidemiology, diagnostics and research on these pathogens, as well as analyse knowledge gaps and areas for further research. Results: Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. were found to be common in eastern Europe, but the results from different countries are difficult to compare because of variations in reporting practices and detection methodologies used. Conclusion: Upgrading and making the diagnosis/detection procedures more uniform is recommended throughout the region. Public health authorities should actively work towards increasing reporting and standardising reporting practices as these prerequisites for the reported data to be valid and therefore necessary for appropriate control plans.
AB - Introduction: This paper reviews the current knowledge and understanding of Cryptosporidium spp. an d Giardia spp. in humans, animals and the environment in 10 countries in the eastern part of Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Methods: Published scientific papers and conference proceedings from the international and local literature, official national health service reports, national databases and doctoral theses in local languages were reviewed to provide an extensive overview on the epidemiology, diagnostics and research on these pathogens, as well as analyse knowledge gaps and areas for further research. Results: Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. were found to be common in eastern Europe, but the results from different countries are difficult to compare because of variations in reporting practices and detection methodologies used. Conclusion: Upgrading and making the diagnosis/detection procedures more uniform is recommended throughout the region. Public health authorities should actively work towards increasing reporting and standardising reporting practices as these prerequisites for the reported data to be valid and therefore necessary for appropriate control plans.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85041900704
U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.4.16-00825
DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.4.16-00825
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29382412
AN - SCOPUS:85041900704
SN - 1025-496X
VL - 23
JO - Eurosurveillance
JF - Eurosurveillance
IS - 4
M1 - 16-00825
ER -