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Cryptosporidium Epidemiology
Cryptosporidium genotypes in storm water in New York examined
October 23rd, 2005
Investigators report the distribution of Cryptosporidium genotypes in storm event water samples from three watersheds in New York in a recent issue of Applied and Environmental Microbiology. In a recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To assess the source and public health significance of Cryptosporidium oocyst contamination in storm runoff, a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique based on the small-subunit rRNA gene was used in the analysis of 94 storm water samples collected from the Malcolm Brook and N5 stream basins in New York over a 3-year period. The distribution of Cryptosporidium in this...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-10-23)
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