Daniel Oduro, Esther Baafi, Philip Opoku-Agyeman, Tryphena Adams, Akweley Abena Okai, Selassie Bruku, Sandra Kyei, Phillip Banahene, Caleb Danso-Coffie, Emmanuel Boafo, Rhoda Yeboah, Godfred Futagbi, Nancy Odurowah Duah-Quashie
BACKGROUND: Enteric parasitic infections remain a major public health problem globally. Cryptosporidium spp., Cyclospora spp. and Giardia spp. are parasites that cause diarrhea in the general populations of both developed and developing countries. Information from molecular genetic studies on the speciation of these parasites and on the role of animals as vectors in disease transmission is lacking in Ghana. This study therefore investigated these diarrhea-causing parasites in humans, domestic rats and wildlife animals in Ghana using molecular tools...
May 2, 2024: Parasites & Vectors