Table 3.

MDHHS-reported conditions associated with parasites that can potentially be monitored with wastewater surveillance.

Disease name	Parasite(s) potentially associated with the disease	Found in excrement	Found in wastewater	CDC NNIDCL?	EPA CCL?
Amebiasis	Entamoeba histolytica	Yes	Yes	N	N
Cryptosporidiosis**	Cryptosporidium parvum	Yes	Yes	Y	N
Cyclosporiasis	Cyclospora cayetanensis	Yes	Yes	Y	N
Giardiasis	Giardia duodenalis	Yes	Yes	Y	N
Malaria	Plasmodium falciparum	Yes	N/A	Y	N

MDHHS, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; NNIDCL, National Notifiable Infectious Disease and Conditions List; CCL, Contaminant Candidate List. N/A indicates the information was unavailable at the time that the study was conducted. ^**indicates bioterrorism category B. The parasitic category is designated for pathogens caused by parasitic organisms, excluding fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens. Data sources: (87–95).