Differences in the occurrence and epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Western Australia (2002 − 2012)

J.S.Y. Ng-Hublin; B. Combs; S.A. Reid; U. Ryan

doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2017.05.018

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Differences in the occurrence and epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Western Australia (2002 − 2012)

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Differences in the occurrence and epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Western Australia (2002 − 2012)

J.S.Y. Ng-Hublin, B. Combs, S.A. Reid and U. Ryan

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, Vol.53, pp.100-106

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2017.05.018

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Abstract

Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrhoeal illness caused by the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium. In Australia, very little is known about the epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in Aboriginal peoples. The present study analysed long-term cryptosporidiosis patterns across Western Australia (WA) (2001 − 2012), combined with genotyping and subtyping data at the 18S and glycoprotein 60 (gp60) loci respectively. Comparison of cryptosporidiosis notifications between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in WA, revealed that notification rates among Aboriginal people were up to 50 times higher compared to non-Aboriginal people, highlighting the burden of the disease in this population. More than 90% of notifications were in Aboriginal children aged 00–04 years, who had a notification rate 20.5 times higher than non-Aboriginal children in the same age group. Cryptosporidium hominis was the predominant species infecting both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. However, Aboriginal people were mainly infected with the C. hominis IdA15G1 subtype, whereas non-Aboriginal people were predominantly infected with the IbA10G2 subtype. To control cryptosporidiosis in Aboriginal populations in Australia, effective health interventions/promotions need to be a priority for public health research and action.

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Title: Differences in the occurrence and epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Western Australia (2002 − 2012)
Authors/Creators: J.S.Y. Ng-Hublin (Author/Creator)
B. Combs (Author/Creator) - Government of Western Australia Department of Health
S.A. Reid (Author/Creator) - The University of Queensland
U. Ryan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Infection, Genetics and Evolution, Vol.53, pp.100-106
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Identifiers: 991005543679507891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.246 Diarrheal Diseases; 1.246.985 Cryptosporidium
Web Of Science research areas: Infectious Diseases
ESI research areas: Molecular Biology & Genetics