Water-borne transmission of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Belgium and Bangladesh

Md. Amimul Ehsan

Currently more than one billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water or adequate sanitation. Important water-borne diarrhoeal diseases include cryptosporidiosis and giardiosis. Both in developed and developing countries, Cryptosporidium and Giardia are important causes of diarr