TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk of handling as a route of exposure to infectious waterborne Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts via Atlantic blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus)
AU - Graczyk, Thaddeus K.
AU - McOliver, Cynthia
AU - Silbergeld, Ellen K.
AU - Tamang, Leena
AU - Roberts, Jennifer D.
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - Commercial Atlantic blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) were exposed to 2.0 × 104 infectious waterborne oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum. The study demonstrated that blue crabs can transfer C. parvum oocysts to persons involved in handling or preparing crabs and that they may contaminate other surfaces or products during storage.
AB - Commercial Atlantic blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) were exposed to 2.0 × 104 infectious waterborne oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum. The study demonstrated that blue crabs can transfer C. parvum oocysts to persons involved in handling or preparing crabs and that they may contaminate other surfaces or products during storage.
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U2 - 10.1128/AEM.00166-07
DO - 10.1128/AEM.00166-07
M3 - Article
C2 - 17449680
AN - SCOPUS:34250847651
SN - 0099-2240
VL - 73
SP - 4069
EP - 4070
JO - Applied and environmental microbiology
JF - Applied and environmental microbiology
IS - 12
ER -