Sporadic human cryptosporidiosis caused by Cryptosporidium cuniculus, United Kingdom, 2007-2008

To investigate sporadic human cryptosporidiosis trends in the United Kingdom, we tested 3,030 Cryptosporidium spp.-positive fecal samples, submitted for routine typing in 2007-2008, for C. cuniculus. C. cuniculus prevalence was 1.2%; cases were mostly indigenous and occurred across all age groups. M...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2011-03, Vol.17 (3), p.536-538
Main Authors: Chalmers, Rachel M, Elwin, Kristin, Hadfield, Stephen J, Robinson, Guy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis - parasitology
Cryptosporidium - classification
Cryptosporidium - genetics
Cryptosporidium - isolation & purification
Cryptosporidium cuniculus
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - parasitology
Dispatch
DNA, Protozoan - analysis
DNA, Protozoan - genetics
epidemiology
Feces - parasitology
Female
Genotype
GP60
Health aspects
human cryptosporidiosis
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
parasites
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Prevalence
Sequence Analysis, DNA
United Kingdom - epidemiology
Waterborne infections
Young Adult
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Summary:To investigate sporadic human cryptosporidiosis trends in the United Kingdom, we tested 3,030 Cryptosporidium spp.-positive fecal samples, submitted for routine typing in 2007-2008, for C. cuniculus. C. cuniculus prevalence was 1.2%; cases were mostly indigenous and occurred across all age groups. Most occurred during August-October and may be linked to exposure opportunities.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1703.100410