Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa, is the etiological agent of
cryptosporidiosis, an intestinal infection characterized by profuse watery diarrhea. Over 30 …

Aims: In March and April 2009, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health was notified about
two groups of schoolchildren with gastroenteritis following a stay at a Norwegian wildlife …

PCR-based diagnostics has revealed the previously largely unknown Cryptosporidium
transmission and infections in high-income countries. This study aimed to determine domestic …

Background Cryptosporidiosis is a common cause of diarrhoea in young children (aged
younger than 24 months) in low-resource settings but is currently challenging to diagnose. Light-…

Two related outbreaks (in 2009 and 2012) of cryptosporidiosis in Norwegian schoolchildren
during a stay at a remote holiday farm provided us with a natural experiment to investigate …

Diarrhea claims >500,000 lives annually among children under five years of age in low- and
middle-income countries. Mortality due to acute diarrhea (<7 days’ duration) is decreasing, …

Giardia duodenalis is a common pathogenic intestinal protozoan parasite with high
prevalence in developing countries, especially among children. The distribution of giardia …

ABSTRACT Knowledge on the duration of Cryptosporidium oocyst shedding, and how shedding
may be affected by subtypes and clinical parameters, is limited. Reduced transmission …

De virkelig fine arkeologiske funnene blir sjelden gjort av fagfolk. Sølvskatter, gullfunn,
depotfunn og arkeologiske sjeldenheter generelt, som ikke akkurat bidrar til å fylle museenes …

Den engelske arkeologen Christopher Hawkes satte for noen år siden opp en gradert liste
over hva som var mulig å utlede av et arkeologisk materiale. Å slutte fra arkeologiske data til …