Author/Editor     Plutzer, Judit; Lassen, Brian; Jokelainen, Pikka; Djurković-Djaković, Olgica; Kucsera, István; Dorbek-Kolin, Elisabeth; Šoba, Barbara; Sréter, Tamás; Kálmán, Imre; Omeragić, Jasmin
Title     Review of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in the eastern part of Europe, 2016
Type     članek
Vol. and No.     Letnik 23, št. 4
Publication year     2018
Volume     str. 1-23
ISSN     1560-7917 - Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Language     eng
Abstract     This paper reviews the current knowledge and understanding of Cryptosporidium spp. and 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.
Keywords     Cryptosporidium
Giardia
eastern Europe
Cryptosporidium
Giardia
vzhodna Evropa