Volume 20, Number 2—February 2014
Research
Subtyping Cryptosporidium ubiquitum,a Zoonotic Pathogen Emerging in Humans
Na Li, Lihua Xiao, Keri Alderisio, Kristin Elwin, Elizabeth Cebelinski, Rachel Chalmers, Monica Santin, Ronald Fayer, Martin Kvac, Una Ryan, Bohumil Sak, Michal Stanko, Yaqiong Guo, Lin Wang, Longxian Zhang, Jinzhong Cai, Dawn Roellig, Yaoyu Feng
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Table 1
Origin and gp60 subtype identity of Cryptosporidium ubiquitum specimens from human, animals, and water, 2002–2012
| Host group/species | Total no. samples | Source location (no. samples) | Subtype family (no. samples) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodent | |||
| Eastern chipmunk | 2 | USA (2) | XIIb (1), XIId (1) |
| Eastern gray squirrel | 2 | USA (2) | XIId (2) |
| Red squirrel | 1 | USA (1) | XIId (1) |
| Woodchuck | 1 | USA (1) | XIId (1) |
| Beaver | 1 | USA (1) | XIId (1) |
| Ring-tailed porcupine | 2 | USA (2) | XIIc (2) |
| Goat through porcupine* | 3 | USA (3) | XIIc (3) |
| Yellow-necked field mouse | 2 | Slovak Republic (2) | XIIe (1), XIIf (1) |
| Striped field mouse |
Slovak Republic (2) |
XIIe (2) |
|
| Carnivore | |||
| Raccoon |
1 |
USA (1) |
XIId (1) |
| Parissodactyla | |||
| Horse |
1 |
UK (1) |
XIIa (1) |
| Ruminant | |||
| Sheep | 56 | USA (14), Peru (1), Brazil (3), Spain (9), UK (4), Turkey (1), China (18), Australia (6) | XIIa (56) |
| Goat | 1 | Algeria (1) | XIIa (1) |
| Yak | 3 | China (3) | XIIa (3) |
| Buffalo | 1 | South Africa (1) | XIIa (1) |
| Alpaca | 1 | Peru (1) | XIIa (1) |
| Swamp deer | 3 | Nepal (3) | XIIa (3) |
| Impala | 1 | South. Africa (1) | XIIa (1) |
| Blesbok | 1 | Czech Republic (1) | XIIa (1) |
| Nyala | 1 | Czech Republic (1) | XIIa (1) |
| Nonhuman primate | |||
| Verreaux’s sifaka |
1 |
USA (1) |
XIIb (1) |
| Human | 41 | USA (25) | XIIb (9), XIIc (4), XIId (12) |
| UK (13) | XIIa (8), XIIb (3), XIId (2) | ||
| Turkey (1) | XIIa (1) | ||
| Peru (1) | XIIa (1) | ||
| Canada (1) |
XIIa (1) |
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| Water | |||
| Storm water | 15 | USA (15) | XIIb (15) |
| Source water | 3 | USA (3) | XIIb (2), XIId (1) |
*Experimentally infected with specimen from a porcupine.
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