Volume 14, Number 3—March 2008
Dispatch
Geographic Linkage and Variation in Cryptosporidium hominis
Rachel M. Chalmers*
, Stephen J. Hadfield*, Colin J. Jackson†, Kristin Elwin*, Lihua Xiao‡, and Paul Hunter§
, Stephen J. Hadfield*, Colin J. Jackson†, Kristin Elwin*, Lihua Xiao‡, and Paul Hunter§Table 1
Travel history and Cryptosporidium hominis GP60 subtypes in sporadic cases, United Kingdom
| Travel history | No. subtype IbA10G2 | No. other subtypes | Other subtype details |
|---|---|---|---|
| No |
65 |
4 |
IaA23R4, IbA9G2, IfA12G1, IgA24 |
| Yes | 27 | 5 | See below |
| European travel destinations | |||
| Balearic Islands | 3 | 0 | |
| Canary Islands | 5 | 0 | |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0 | |
| France | 4 | 0 | |
| Greece | 2 | 0 | |
| Spain | 6 | 0 | |
| Non-European destinations | |||
| Kenya | 0 | 1 | IaA25R3 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 3 | IaA12R3, IaA22R2, IaA30R3 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | IgA24 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 0 | |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | |
| Destination not known | 1 | 0 |
