Cryptosporidium parvum in Food and Water

Introduction

Research Papers

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1. Towards improved understanding of the molecular epidemiology and transmission of cryptosporidiosis: the development of a national collection of Cryptosporidium isolates
   Rachel Chalmers, Kristin Elwin and Anne Thomas
2. Survival of Cryptosporidium parvum in faecal wastes and salad crops
   S. Warnes and C.W. Keevil
3. The Role of Beef in the Transmission of Cryptosporidium parvum
   J.M. McEvoy, E.M. Moriarty, G. Duffy and J.J. Sheridan
4. Effects of environmental conditions on Cryptosporidium oocyst viability: a pilot study
   Heidi L. Enemark, Cynthia D. Juel and Simone Caccìo
5. A quantitative risk assessment on Cryptosporidium in food and water
   E. Hoornstra and B. Hartog
6. Report from the Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis Subcommittee of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Irish National Disease SurveillanceCentre
   Igoe, D.
7. Improved Detection and Viability Assessment of Cryptospordium parvum using Real-Time NASBA and Light Cycler Detection
   Lowery, CJ., Thompson, HP., Cruthers, L., Finn, M., Millar, BC., Moore,JE. and Dooley, JSG.
8. The use of Commercial Products for the Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts throughout the Food Chain
   S.A. Clark, J. Watkins, S. Wilks and C.W. Keevil
9. Molecular identification of species/genotypes of Cryptosporidium in clinical and environmental samples
   Simone M. Cacciò
10. Research & Cryptosporidium: future challenges
    John E. Moore, B. Cherie Millar, Colm J. Lowery, James S.G. Dooley and LiHua Xiao

Poster Presentations

1. Maximised in vitro infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum on HCT-8 cells.
   Emilio Entrala, Karine Delabre and Marie-Renée de Roubin
2. Detection and enumeration of Cryptosporidium and Giardia oocysts in water samples using two different IMS systems
   Louise Weaver, Teifryn Jenkins, Eric May and Rebecca Stott
3. Investigation of the range of Cryptosporidium species detected by commercially available antibody-based tests.
   Anne L Thomas and Rachel M Chalmers
4. Detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in samples of shellfish by PCR.
   H Gómez-Couso, F Freire-Santos, C.F.L. Amar, K.A. Grant, K Williamson, M.E. Ares-Mazás and J. McLauchlin.
5. Molecular epidemiological analysis of Cryptosporidium from humans and animals by HMA analysis of a small double stranded RNA element.
   F. Leoni , CI. Gallimore, J. Green and J. McLauchlin
6. Detection and genotyping by conventional and real-time PCR/RFLP
   Analyses of Cryptosporidium species and Giardia intestinalis from human faeces.
   C.F.L. Amar, P.H. Dear and J McLauchlin.
7. Cryptosporidium parvum detection: validation of a commercial Elisa for use on faeces from cattle, sheep and pigs
   G.A. Paiba, A.C.S. Kay, J. Marshall, E.A. Smith, J. Catchpole, R.N. Marshall, R.J. Futter, C.A. Byrne, R.P. Smith and I. Stewart
8. An holistic approach to the study of Cryptosporidium spp. and the effect of re-stocking on the subtypes within a water catchment
   Guy Robinson, Rachel M. Chalmers, David Kay and Stephen Palmer
9. Modelling the risk of drinking waterborne Cryptosporidium parvum infection: a pragmatic approach in France.
   Régis Pouillot ,Pascal Beaudeau; Jean-Baptiste Denis, Muriel Eliaszewicz and Francis Derouin.
10. Cryptosporidium spp. infecting cultured marine fish
    A.Sitjà-Bobadilla, M.J. Redondo, F. Padrós, O. Palenzuela, M.I. Quiroga, J.M. Nieto, A. Macías, A. Riaza and P. Alvarez-Pellitero
11. Towards improved understanding of the molecular epidemiology and transmission of cryptosporidiosis: the development of a national collection of Cryptosporidium isolates.
    Rachel Chalmers, Kristin Elwin and Anne Thomas
12. Detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Portuguese oysters (Crassostrea gigas) grown in the Oosterschelde, the Netherlands
    F.M. Schets, H.H.J.L. van den Berg, F. Verschoor, G.B. Engels, W.J. Lodder, H.M.L. van Pelt-Heerschap, J.W.B. van der Giessen, A.M. de Roda Husman and W.H.M. van der Poel
13. Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis to study the potential for zoonotic transmission
    Joke van der Giessen, Sonja Bosch, Carolien Huetink, Harm Ploeger, Ciska Schets and Jack Schijven.
14. Decrease in human cryptosporidiosis coincident with the Foot and Mouth Disease epidemic: an insight into the livestock attributable fraction in England and Wales?
    William J. Smerdon, Tom Nichols, Rachel M. Chalmers, Hilary Heine and Mark Reacher
15. The role of wildlife rodents in epidemiology of Cryptosporidium parvum in the Mazury lake district in Poland
    Anna Bajer, Simone Caccio, Malgorzata Bednarska, Karolina Kulis, Jerzy M. Behnke, and Edward Sinski
16. Characterisation of Cryptosporidium parvum using phage antibody display technology
    C. Lima, J. Greenman, D. Whitehead, H.V. Smith and T.A. Paget
17. Survival of C.parvum on commercially produced lean and fat frozen beef trimmings
    E. M. Moriarty, J.M., McEvoy, G. Duffy and J.J. Sheridan.
18. Development and validation of a method to detect Cryptosporidium parvum on raspberries
    N. Cook, N. Wilkinson, K. Paton, K. Barker, R. Nicholls and H.V. Smith.
19. Development and validation of a method to detect Cryptosporidium parvum on lettuce
    N. Cook, N. Wilkinson, K. Paton, K. Barker, R. Nicholls and H.V. Smith.
20. Detection of Viable Oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum by Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Amplification (NASBA) of the DNA Replication gene C-RPA1.
    Heather P. Thompson, Colm J. Lowery, John E. Moore, B. Cherie Millar and James S.G. Dooley.
21. Geographical and temporal surveillance of Cryptosporidium parvum in shellfish, farmed in northern ireland, using molecular detection methods.
    Mary B. Finn, Colm J. Lowery, John E. Moore, Cherie, B.Millar and James SG Dooley
22. Detection and Molecular Characterisation of Cryptosporidium in Neonate Livestock in Northern Ireland.
    Heather P. Thompson, Lihua Xiao, Maurice McCoy, John Kenny, Colm J. Lowery, James S.G. Dooley and John E. Moore