Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Among Veterinary Medicine Students - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2015

On Feb 20, 2015, a Philadelphia university's student health center was notified of five veterinary medicine students with gastrointestinal symptoms. An investigation was conducted to establish the existence of an outbreak, determine the etiology, evaluate risk factors, and recommend control mea...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2015, Vol.64 (28), p.773
Main Authors: Drinkard, Lauren N, Halbritter, Ashlee, Nguyen, Giang T, Sertich, Patricia L, King, Max, Bowman, Sallyann, Huxta, Rebecca, Guagenti, Mary
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Cattle
College students
Epidemics
Parasitic diseases
Risk factors
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:On Feb 20, 2015, a Philadelphia university's student health center was notified of five veterinary medicine students with gastrointestinal symptoms. An investigation was conducted to establish the existence of an outbreak, determine the etiology, evaluate risk factors, and recommend control measures. All five students had attended a training session at the university's bovine obstetrics laboratory on February 13, which included the handling of two euthanized calves. Patient symptoms, date of onset, and history of calf exposure suggested cryptosporidiosis. Drinkard et al elaborate further on the cause of the outbreak.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X