Zoonotic Transmission of Blastocystis Subtype 1 among People in Eastern Communities of Thailand: Organic Fertilizer from Pig Feces as a Potential Source-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Zoonotic Transmission of Blastocystis Subtype 1 among People in Eastern Communities of Thailand: Organic Fertilizer from Pig Feces as a Potential Source

Published:2021-10-31 Issue:2 Volume:9 Page:
ISSN:2165-0497
Container-title:Microbiology Spectrum
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Spectr

Author:

Ruang-areerate Toon¹^ORCID,Piyaraj Phunlerd¹^ORCID,Suwannahitatorn Picha¹,Ruang-areerate Panthita²,Thita Thunyapit³,Naaglor Tawee¹,Witee Umaporn¹,Sakboonyarat Boonsub⁴,Leelayoova Saovanee¹,Mungthin Mathirut¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Parasitology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand

2. National Omics Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, Thailand

3. Drug Research Unit for Malaria, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

4. Department of Military and Community Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

Blastocystis sp. remains a public health problem among people, particularly in rural areas of many developing countries. The infection usually reflects poor sanitation in communities by waterborne, zoonotic, and person-to-person transmission.

Funder

the Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

Ananda Mahidol Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/Spectrum.00362-21

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