id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-254234-8w1z3un6 Ahmed, Shahira A. Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis: The Perspective from the Gulf Countries 2020-09-18 .txt text/plain 14423 679 42 Water contamination, imported food, animal contact, and air transmission are also discussed in detail, to address their significant role as a source of infection and, thus, their impact on disease epidemiology in the Gulf countries' populations. In this context, immigrant geographic origin, globalization of food supply to meet the demand of the increased labour force, food and water contamination, climate change, as well as poor hygiene after direct animal contact have all contributed to the annual flux in Cryptosporidium transmission and infection rates within the GCC countries [54, 57] . The literature search strategy was limited to title/abstract/keyword using the following MeSH terms/key words: (Cryptosporidium OR Cryptosporidiosis OR Parasite) AND (Infection OR Prevalence OR Incidence OR Occurrence OR Burden) AND (Human OR Animal OR Water OR Food) AND (Bahrain OR Kuwait OR Qatar OR Saudi Arabia OR Oman OR United Arab Emirates). ./cache/cord-254234-8w1z3un6.txt ./txt/cord-254234-8w1z3un6.txt