Aquatic biomonitoring of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Soo, Ching Lee, Romano, Ngui, Tiong, Kai Tan, Muhammad Aidil, Roslan, Init, Ithoi, Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2014
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42231/1/Aquatic.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42231/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-013-1925-1; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-1925-1
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

An aquatic biomonitoring of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in river water corresponding to five villages situated in three states in peninsular Malaysia was determined. There were 51.3 % (20/39) and 23.1 % (9/39) samples positive for Giardia and Cryptosporidium (oo)cysts, respectivel...