Körkoca Hanifi, Göz Yaşar, Ataş Ahmet Duran, Kurtoğlu Muhammet Güzel, Ekici Kamil, Berktaş Mustafa
Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Muş Alparslan University, Muş, Turkey.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2013;37(4):241-4. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2013.2981.
Cryptosporidium spp. is obligatory intracellular parasite and causes intestinal infection. In intestine infections in the form of sporadic and epidemics, food and accordingly workers in food sector may play a role as the source of infection. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the existence of asymptomatic cryptosporidiosis.
In the study, stool samples of 393 workers -employed at various branches of food sector in the region of Van- are used. In order to detect Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts, Modified Ziehl Neelsen (MZN) Staining was used.
In this study, asymptomatic cryptosporidiosis has been detected in 5 (1.27%) of 393 workers.
Epidemiological findings indicate that food workers can be source of cryptosporidiosis outbreak. Thus, searching for the existence of asymptomatic cryptosporidiosis food workers -which epidemiologically has potential significance- and taking the required measures in case of its determination are significant in respect of public health.
隐孢子虫属是专性细胞内寄生虫，可引起肠道感染。在以散发性和流行性形式出现的肠道感染中，食物以及食品行业的工作人员可能作为感染源发挥作用。本研究旨在揭示无症状隐孢子虫病的存在情况。
本研究使用了凡城地区食品行业各部门雇佣的393名工作人员的粪便样本。为检测隐孢子虫属卵囊，采用改良齐-尼氏（MZN）染色法。
本研究中，在393名工作人员中有5人（1.27%）检测出无症状隐孢子虫病。
流行病学调查结果表明，食品从业人员可能是隐孢子虫病暴发的源头。因此，在食品从业人员中寻找具有潜在流行病学意义的无症状隐孢子虫病并在确诊后采取必要措施，对公共卫生具有重要意义。
