Aquaculture industries are expanding worldwide and control of Cryptosporidium is of great importance. Cryptosporidiosis is a serious waterborne/foodborne disease, responsible for infectious outbreaks globally. Current knowledge on the Cryptosporidium species in the aquatic environment and their occurrence in piscine hosts is steadily increasing since the Cryptosporidium species have been detected in marine, freshwater, cultured, captive and ornamental fish in a wide range of geographical regions. The zoonotic potential of these parasites and their pathological impact on piscine hosts have been increasingly reported and the fishborne zoonotic risk from Cryptosporidium spp. is of major importance from a public health point of view. Zoonotic subtypes in fish have been described in various studies and are probably related to water contamination from animal and human wastes. This review critically evaluated existing scientific data, related to Cryptosporidium species in piscine hosts, emphasizing transmission routes and the potential impact of piscine cryptosporidiosis in aquaculture. This knowledge will facilitate consumers, authorities and water industries such as fisheries and aquaculture, the prevention and control of waterborne and fishborne cryptosporidiosis in fish products.

水产养殖业正在全球范围内扩张，对隐孢子虫的控制非常重要。隐孢子虫病是一种严重的水源性/食源性疾病，是全球爆发传染病的罪魁祸首。在当前知识隐孢子虫，因为在水生环境的物种以及它们在鱼主机发生在稳步增加隐孢子虫物种在海洋，淡水，培养，圈养和观赏鱼在广泛的地理区域被发现。这些寄生虫的人畜共患病潜力及其对鱼类宿主的病理影响越来越多地报道，隐孢子虫的鱼源人畜共患风险属 从公共卫生的角度来看，是非常重要的。鱼类中的人畜共患病亚型在各种研究中都有描述，可能与动物和人类排泄物对水的污染有关。本综述批判性地评估了与鱼宿主中隐孢子虫物种相关的现有科学数据，强调了传播途径和鱼隐孢子虫病在水产养殖中的潜在影响。这些知识将有助于消费者、当局和水产业，如渔业和水产养殖业，预防和控制鱼产品中的水源性和鱼源性隐孢子虫病。