Human cryptosporidiosis caused by Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and C. parvum isolates presumably transmitted from wild mice

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jan;51(1):360-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02346-12. Epub 2012 Oct 24.

Abstract

We report a case of severe human cryptosporidiosis caused by Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and C. parvum with an unusually high frequency of liquid stools. Wild mice were the most likely source of infection, demonstrating the potential for wild-mouse-borne Cryptosporidium to infect humans and highlighting the health risks associated with synantropic rodents.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild
  • Cryptosporidiosis / diagnosis*
  • Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology
  • Cryptosporidiosis / pathology
  • Cryptosporidiosis / transmission*
  • Cryptosporidium / classification
  • Cryptosporidium / genetics
  • Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification*
  • DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
  • DNA, Protozoan / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Zoonoses / parasitology
  • Zoonoses / transmission*

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JX445924
  • GENBANK/JX445925
  • GENBANK/JX445926