Emmanuel Chinemerem Okeke

Detection of Cryptosporidium Species in Human Diarrhoeic Stools Using Different Diagnostic Methods at Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Emmanuel Chinemerem Okeke, Nneka Regina Agbakoba & Somadina Izunna Okwelogu · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2026

Cryptosporidiosis is an important cause of diarrhoeal illness, particularly in young children and people with impaired immunity. Laboratory diagnosis may be difficult when microscopy is used alone because Cryptosporidium oocysts can be overlooked or confused with similarly sized...