Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.
Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 18;17(18):6824. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186824.
The present review discusses the burden of cryptosporidiosis in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which is underreported and underestimated. It emphasizes that the parasite is infecting inhabitants and expatriates in the Gulf countries. Children under 5 years are a vulnerable group that is particularly affected by this parasitic disease and can act as carriers, who contribute to the epidemiology of the disease most probably via recreational swimming pools. Various risk factors for cryptosporidiosis in the GCC countries are present, including expatriates, predisposing populations to the infection. Water contamination, imported food, animal contact, and air transmission are also discussed in detail, to address their significant role as a source of infection and, thus, their impact on disease epidemiology in the Gulf countries' populations.
本综述讨论了海湾合作委员会（GCC）中隐孢子虫病的负担，该负担被低估和漏报。它强调寄生虫正在感染海湾国家的居民和侨民。5 岁以下的儿童是一个弱势群体，特别容易受到这种寄生虫病的影响，并且可能作为携带者，通过娱乐性游泳池对疾病的流行病学做出最大贡献。GCC 国家存在各种隐孢子虫病的风险因素，包括侨民，使这些人群易感染。还详细讨论了水污染、进口食品、动物接触和空气传播，以说明它们作为感染源的重要作用，以及它们对海湾国家人口疾病流行病学的影响。
