Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora infection transmission by swimming

Authors

  • T.R. Ghimire Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland Author
  • L.V Ghimire Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, US Author
  • R.K Shahu Central Department of Zoology, Kirtipur, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Author
  • P.N Mishra Central Department of Zoology, Kirtipur, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.492

Keywords:

Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, epidemiology, hyperchlorination, swimming, transmission

Abstract

Cyclospora and Cryptosporidium are obligate, intracellular, coccidian protozoa that cause selflimited diarrhoea in immunocompetent and prolonged diarrhoea in immunocompromised patients. This is the first case of coccidia infection acquired after swimming in a swimming pool in Nepal. This study describes the chronological evidence of these coccidia infections in a Nepalese swimmer with the possible epidemiological link of the environmental contamination in swimming pools in Kathmandu. It represents an important public health issue among the urban areas of the world.

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Published

2010-04-30

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2010): Journal of Institute of Medicine

Section

Case Reports

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Copyright (c) 2010 Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal

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How to Cite

Ghimire, T., Ghimire, L., Shahu, R., & Mishra, P. (2010). Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora infection transmission by swimming. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 32(1), 43-45. https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.492

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