Food- and waterborne pathogens: you are (infected by) what you eat!
Coccidia are protozoan parasites responsible for disease worldwide. The orally transmissible stages of coccidia make them food- and waterborne threats. The occurrence of multiple, human-infectious coccidia with diverse life cycles suggests that alterations in host range are a frequent occurrence, and can underlie the rapid emergence of pathogens.
Robben
Paul M
PM
Department of Molecular Microbiology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Sibley
L David
LD
D000818:Animals; D003044:Coccidia / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000469:parasitology; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology*
D014867:Water