Beata Szostakowska

TL;DR: Fruits and vegetables contaminated with T. gondii may play a role in the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in Poland and DNA identification in a large number of fruits and vegetables samples with rapid molecular detection methods was shown.

TL;DR: Filth flies associated with a cattle barn and a municipal landfill were tested positive by combined immunofluorescent antibody and fluorescent in situ hybridization for Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia on their exoskeletons and in their guts.

TL;DR: The results showed that soil contaminated with T. gondii oocysts may play a role in the epidemiology of human toxoplasmosis in Poland, and the genotype of detected parasites was determined at the SAG2 locus.

TL;DR: It is confirmed that AE is an emerging disease in Poland, which is the fourth country in Europe with over 120 cases detected, and the need of a wider national programme for implementation of screening in the highest AE risk areas (north-eastern Poland) with an effort to increase the public awareness of the possibility of contracting E. multilocularis.

TL;DR: The results clearly demonstrate that E. multilocularis may be a direct source of human infections and shows the need to educate the public about the threat, especially people living in at-risk areas.