TY - JOUR

T1 - Review of cryptosporidium and giardia in the eastern part of Europe, 2016

AU - Plutzer, Judit

AU - Lassen, Brian

AU - Jokelainen, Pikka

AU - Djurković-Djaković, Olgica

AU - Kucsera, István

AU - Dorbek-Kolin, Elisabeth

AU - Šoba, Barbara

AU - Sréter, Tamás

AU - Imre, Kálmán

AU - Omeragić, Jasmin

AU - Nikolić, Aleksandra

AU - Bobić, Branko

AU - Živičnjak, Tatjana

AU - Lučinger, Snježana

AU - Stefanović, Lorena Lazarić

AU - Kučinar, Jasmina

AU - Sroka, Jacek

AU - Deksne, Gunita

AU - Keidāne, Dace

AU - Kváč, Martin

AU - Hůzová, Zuzana

AU - Karanis, Panagiotis

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - Introduction: This paper reviews the current knowledge and understanding of Cryptosporidium spp. an d Giardia spp. in humans, animals and the environment in 10 countries in the eastern part of Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Methods: Published scientific papers and conference proceedings from the international and local literature, official national health service reports, national databases and doctoral theses in local languages were reviewed to provide an extensive overview on the epidemiology, diagnostics and research on these pathogens, as well as analyse knowledge gaps and areas for further research. Results: Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. were found to be common in eastern Europe, but the results from different countries are difficult to compare because of variations in reporting practices and detection methodologies used. Conclusion: Upgrading and making the diagnosis/detection procedures more uniform is recommended throughout the region. Public health authorities should actively work towards increasing reporting and standardising reporting practices as these prerequisites for the reported data to be valid and therefore necessary for appropriate control plans.

AB - Introduction: This paper reviews the current knowledge and understanding of Cryptosporidium spp. an d Giardia spp. in humans, animals and the environment in 10 countries in the eastern part of Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Methods: Published scientific papers and conference proceedings from the international and local literature, official national health service reports, national databases and doctoral theses in local languages were reviewed to provide an extensive overview on the epidemiology, diagnostics and research on these pathogens, as well as analyse knowledge gaps and areas for further research. Results: Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. were found to be common in eastern Europe, but the results from different countries are difficult to compare because of variations in reporting practices and detection methodologies used. Conclusion: Upgrading and making the diagnosis/detection procedures more uniform is recommended throughout the region. Public health authorities should actively work towards increasing reporting and standardising reporting practices as these prerequisites for the reported data to be valid and therefore necessary for appropriate control plans.

U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.4.16-00825

DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.4.16-00825

M3 - Review

C2 - 29382412

AN - SCOPUS:85041900704

VL - 23

JO - Eurosurveillance

JF - Eurosurveillance

SN - 1025-496X

IS - 4

M1 - 16-00825

ER -