Research Article

Detection of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora Oocysts from Environmental Water for Drinking and Recreational Activities in Sarawak, Malaysia

Table 4

Concentration of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora oocysts from water samples for recreational activities.

Water sampleDateStationOocyst/L
CryptosporidiumCyclospora

UNIMAS Lake (West Campus)15-02-17OutletNDND
Inlet0.2ND
Inlet0.7ND
13-03-17OutletNDND
Inlet1.20.2
Inlet0.70.6

Total positive sample4/6 (66.67%)2/6 (33.33%)

Ranchan Recreational Park15-02-17DownstreamNDND
MidstreamNDND
UpstreamNDND
13-03-17DownstreamNDND
MidstreamNDND
UpstreamNDND

Total positive sample0/6 (0.00%)0/6 (0.00%)

/L denotes that the number of the oocysts is expressed per litre of water sample; ND denotes not determined.