oocyst

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• We can accidentally ingest oocysts in contaminated water or unwashed produce, or from playing in sandboxes or cleaning out litter boxes.

• With increased precipitation and higher temperatures, as seen in patterns in North America, oocysts from these organisms found in fecal matter may be washed into drinking-water supplies, thus exposing the populations to risk through ingestion of contaminated water.

  Academic text (2004)

• The result may have been that the majority of the oocysts were lost in the debris.

  Academic text (2006)

• Results were recorded as oocysts per 100 liters.

  Academic text (2006)

• Cats shedding oocysts generally do so for 5 to 14 days.

  Blog text (34)

• Newer regulations that require reducing the number of oocysts to a very low level present a real problem for adequate treatment processes.

  Academic text (2000)

• The recovery rate for oocyst load varied depending on sample turbidity and site (Table 3).

  Academic text (2006)

• The ProNetic System detects Cryptosporidium oocysts in drinking water.

  Academic text (1997)

• The recovery of Cryptosporidium oocysts was severely reduced in high-turbidity water affected by AMD containing high levels of total iron (>6.0 mg/L).

  Academic text (2006)

• The ProNetic System detects Cryptosporidium oocysts in drinking water.

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