Detection of Intestinal Parasites
Examples of Outbreaks
March 2009
And these outbreaks aren’t just limited to the United States.
In 2006, the BBC reported an outbreak in England with the head line “City pool closed amid fears.” This referred to a council-run city swimming pool that was closed after an outbreak of Cryptosporidium-related diarrhea.
Similarly, the BBC reported a recurrent outbreak in Scotland in 2007, where Residents were without safe drinking water for the second time in a month.
Examples of Outbreaks |
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- Introduction
- Intestinal Parasites
- Detection of Intestinal Parasites
- Direct Smear of Fresh Feces
- Direct Smear of Fresh Feces
- Motile Trophozoite of Pentatrichomonas hominis
- Motile Larva of Strongyloides stercoralis
- Feces Concentration
- Concentrated Feces with Saline
- Concentrated Feces Wet Preparation
- Concentrated Fecal Smear Stained with a Modified Trichrome Stain
- Giardia intestinalis
- Additional Tests on Fecal Samples
- Which One to Order?
- Parasitic Investiagation of Stool Specimens Algorithm
- Giardia intestinalis
- Life Cycle of Giardia
- Concentrated Feces Wet Preparation
- Giardia intestinalis - Cyst
- Giardia intestinalis - Trophozoite
- Clinical Presentation
- Epidemiology
- US Risk Factors for Giardiasis
- G intestinalis is Easily Transmitted Because
- Diagnosis of Giardiasis
- Algorithm Close-up
- Giardia Antigen Test, Feces
- Sandwich Assay
- ELISA Microtiter Plate
- Treatment
- Cryptosporidium spp
- Cryptosporidium Life Cycle
- Cryptosporidium - Cyst on Wet Prep
- Cryptosporidium - Cysts with Acid Fast Stain
- Clinical Presentation
- Epidemiology
- Examples of Outbreaks
- Examples of Outbreaks
- Cryptosporidium is Easily Acquired Because
- Diagnosis
- Algorithm Close-up
- Cryptosporidium Antigen Test, Feces
- Treatment
- Less Common Fecal Parasites
- Algorithm Close-up
- References
- Questions?
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