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
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Animals, Wild
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Cryptosporidiosis / diagnosis*
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Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology
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Cryptosporidiosis / pathology
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Cryptosporidiosis / transmission*
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Cryptosporidium / classification
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Cryptosporidium / genetics
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Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification*
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DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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Female
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Humans
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Mice
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Zoonoses / parasitology
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Zoonoses / transmission*
Associated data
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GENBANK/JX445924
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GENBANK/JX445925
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GENBANK/JX445926