UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine and Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Research, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Ir Vet J. 2006 Aug 1;59(8):442-7. doi: 10.1186/2046-0481-59-8-442.
Cryptosporidiosis, a protozoal disease which causes significant morbidity in humans, is one of the chief causes of diarrhoea in neonatal ruminants. Although the parasite poses a significant threat to public health and animal health in Ireland, its epidemiology on the island is only poorly understood. Environmental studies have shown the waterborne parasite to be widespread in some untreated waterbodies around Ireland. The island's hydrogeological situation, combined with high stocking rates of livestock and the absence of filtration from regular water treatment, render it vulnerable to large-scale outbreaks. This review discusses the parasite in the Irish context and underlines the need for a reference facility to provide active surveillance on the island.
隐孢子虫病是一种原生动物疾病，会导致人类出现严重的发病率，是新生反刍动物腹泻的主要原因之一。尽管该寄生虫对爱尔兰的公共卫生和动物健康构成了重大威胁，但人们对其在该岛的流行病学情况知之甚少。环境研究表明，这种经水传播的寄生虫在爱尔兰的一些未经处理的水体中广泛存在。该岛的水文地质情况，加上高牲畜存栏率和常规水处理中缺乏过滤，使其容易发生大规模爆发。本文讨论了该寄生虫在爱尔兰的情况，并强调需要建立一个参考机构，在该岛进行主动监测。
