title: [Parasitic zoonotic disease agents in human and animal drinking water].
abstract: Human- and veterinary important parasites of the subkingdom of protozoans and helminths infect humans and animals by ingestion of parasites in contaminated water. The parasites are excreted from the body of infected humans, livestock, zoo animals, companion animals or wild animals in the feces. Recreational waters, agricultural practices and wild animals serve as vehicles of transmission of the parasites in the water supplies. The following topics are addressed: a) the life cycles of parasitic diseases-causing agents with proven or potential transmission via water b) the development and the current research status of the analytical techniques for the detection of parasitic diseases-causing agents from water c) the occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in surface water supplies and in treated water d) the possible water sources and transmission ways of the parasites into the water supplies e) the behaviour and the possibilities for the removal or elimination of the parasites by water treatment.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Parasitologie, Universität Bonn. karanis@parasit.meb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karanis
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D014881:Water Supply; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D014867:Water