Investigation of potential zoonotic transmission of cryptosporidiosis in southern India

Investigation of potential zoonotic transmission of cryptosporidiosis in southern India

The common species and subgenotypes causing cryptosporidiosis were studied in 394 children and 627 animals with diarrhea in Vellore in southern India. Although no zoonotic strains were identified in 13 infected children, 1 of 12 infected animals had C. hominis, indicating the potential for cross-spe...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2011-10, Vol.85 (4), p.657-659
Hauptverfasser: Rajendran, Priya, Ajjampur, Sitara Swarna Rao, Chidambaram, Divya, Kattula, Deepthi, Rajan, Deva Prasanna, Ward, Honorine, Kang, Gagandeep
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Sprache:eng
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Animals
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis - transmission
Humans
India - epidemiology
Short Report
Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:The common species and subgenotypes causing cryptosporidiosis were studied in 394 children and 627 animals with diarrhea in Vellore in southern India. Although no zoonotic strains were identified in 13 infected children, 1 of 12 infected animals had C. hominis, indicating the potential for cross-species transmission. This study also reports C. xiaoi for the first time in India.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0673