Oocysts can be inactivated with high doses of UV radiation ; however, they are highly resistant to chemical decontamination techniques. Ethanol, as well as commonly used chlorine solutions, including bleach, do not kill Cryptosporidium oocysts . The suggested protocol for decontaminating water is 5-6 % hydrogen peroxide for 20 minutes . Boiling water, as well as drying the oocysts for more than 4 hours are also effective decontamination methods, but these methods are not practical in treating larger water sources like water reservoirs or swimming pools . If the decontamination is unsuccessful and a person is infected, the resulting cryptosporidiosis gives similar symptoms as bacterial gastrointestinal pathogens. Bacteria-related diarrhea is often successfully treated using antibiotics; however, Cryptosporidium are strongly resistant to most antibiotics since they are not prokaryotes. A misdiagnosis of cryptosporidiosis as a bacterial infection leads to an ineffective antibiotic treatment, which increases mortality and contributes to the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria . Therefore, robust, swift and highly specific methods to detect Cryptosporidium in contaminated water and fecal matter are needed.