Cryptosporidiosis in People: It's Not Just About the Cows

Cryptosporidiosis in People: It's Not Just About the Cows

Cryptosporidiosis is one of the most common causes of infectious diarrhea in people. Although dairy calves are high‐risk hosts, the role of other livestock, pets, and humans in the disease should not be underestimated. Some Cryptosporidium species and strains are specific to people, others are speci...

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Published in:Journal of veterinary internal medicine Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 37 - 43
Main Authors: Chako, C.Z, Tyler, J.W, Schultz, L.G, Chiguma, L, Beerntsen, B.T
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 2010
Subjects:
animal diseases
Animals
Cattle
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis - diagnosis
Cryptosporidiosis - parasitology
Cryptosporidiosis - transmission
Cryptosporidiosis - veterinary
Cryptosporidium - classification
Cryptosporidium hominis
Cryptosporidium parvum
disease prevention
disease reservoirs
disease transmission
disease vectors
drug therapy
Epidemiology
host range
human diseases
Humans
literature reviews
public health
signs and symptoms (animals and humans)
water pollution
Zoonoses
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Summary:Cryptosporidiosis is one of the most common causes of infectious diarrhea in people. Although dairy calves are high‐risk hosts, the role of other livestock, pets, and humans in the disease should not be underestimated. Some Cryptosporidium species and strains are specific to people, others are specific to animals while some are zoonotic pathogens. Cryptosporidium hominis is the species responsible for the majority of human cases in the United States, Sub‐Saharan Africa, and Asia, while Cryptosporidium parvum accounts for more human cases in Europe and particularly in the United Kingdom. A deeper understanding of Cryptosporidium host range, reservoirs, and transmission is needed to develop preventive strategies to protect the general public.
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ISSN:0891-6640
1939-1676
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0431.x