Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. It is a disease spread through the fecal-oral route; the main symptom is self-limiting diarrhea in people with intact immune system. In immunocompromised individuals, such as AIDS patients, infection can cause permanent & life-threatening diarrhea. Despite not being identified until 1976 it is one of the most common waterborne diseases and is found worldwide. (From the Wikpedia article Cryptosporidiosis.)

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Recent Publications on Cryptosporidiosis:
Effect of Tillage and Rainfall on Transport of Manure-Applied Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts Through Soil. Most waterborne outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have been attributed to...	31st October, 2009	Food Animal Health Research Program, The Ohio State Univ., Wooster, OH	J Environ Qual. 2009 Oct 29;38(6):2394-401. Print 2009 Nov-Dec. DOI Direct Link
[The occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in synanthropic flies in urban and rural environments] This study was carried out to determine the role of non-biting...	28th October, 2009	Zakad Parazytologii Tropikalnej, Miedzywydzialowy Instytut Medycyny	Wiad Parazytol. 2009;55(3):231-6.
Cryptosporidiosis. This study was carried out to determine the role of non-biting...	21st October, 2009	School of Medicine, Swansea University, UK.	BMJ. 2009 Oct 19;339:b4168. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b4168.
[Cryptosporidiosis: an emerging zoonosis] The genus Cryptosporidium, responsible for producing cryptosporidiosis,...	17th October, 2009	Catedra de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas,	Rev Argent Microbiol. 2009 Jun-Sep;41(3):185-96.
Oligonucleotide-gold nanoparticle networks for detection of Cryptosporidium parvum HSP70 mRNA. We report a novel strategy to detect mRNA targets derived from...	16th October, 2009	Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX; Infectious	J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Oct 14. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Cryptosporidiosis:
Cryptosporidiosis	British Medical Journal:  Oct 19 2009 1:03PM Matching: cryptosporidiosis
Simultaneous detection of serum immunoglobulin G antibodies to Cryptosporidium parvum by multiplex microbead i	DiagnosticMicrobiology and Infectious Disease:  Oct 12 2009 9:12PM Matching: cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis Clinical Trials:
Treatment of Chronic Cryptosporidiosis in AIDS Patients

Cryptosporidiosis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7446176	12 human secreted proteins
7498409	Screening assay for TLR7, TLR8 and TLR9 agonists and antagonists
7501123	Human G-protein chemokine receptor (CCR5) HDGNR10
7504105	Treatment using antibodies to cytokine receptor common gamma chain like
7504481	TRP channel family member, LTRPC3 polypeptides
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