Prevalence and risk estimates of Cryptosporidium oocysts infection associated with consumption of raw-eaten vegetables in Maiduguri metropolis LGAs, Northeast Nigeria

• Main Authors: Saidu, A. S., Mohammed, S., Adamu, S. G., Sadiq, M. A., Tijjani, A. O., Musa, H. I., Jajere, S. M., Goni, M. D., Muhammed, A., Idriss, M. D.
• Format: Article
• Published: Nature Research 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110506/; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-49451-0
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Cryptosporidium is one of the most important protozoan parasitic pathogens, and it is a common cause of diarrhoea in humans, domestic animals, and wild vertebrates and has serious public health threats. A cross-sectional study was designed to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in ra...