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

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...