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Waterborne Parasites and Diagnostic Tools

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Foodborne Parasites

Part of the book series: Food Microbiology And Food Safety Series ((FMFS))

Abstract

The purpose of parasite detection is not limited to curing disease in an infected individual but is crucial in the prevention and spread of disease. For these reasons, detection methods must be held at the highest standard of both sensitivity and speci- ficity so that false-negative and false-positive results are avoided. Achieving these two requirements has been challenging, despite the development of various detection methodologies over the last several years. For parasitic organisms, those spread by food and water alike, microscopic based detection and diagnostic techniques are still revered as the gold standard. However, the advent and employment of molecular methodologies has proven to surpass microscopy in three major aspects: sensitivity, specificity, and the ability to speciate.

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Sturbaum, G.D., Di Giovanni, G.D. (2006). Waterborne Parasites and Diagnostic Tools. In: Ortega, Y.R. (eds) Foodborne Parasites. Food Microbiology And Food Safety Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-31197-1_9

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