The little-studied parasite Cryptosporidium is a major threat to infants. Boris Striepen calls on microbiologists and funders to give it more attention.
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Striepen, B. Parasitic infections: Time to tackle cryptosporidiosis. Nature 503, 189–191 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/503189a
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