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Volume 26, Number 3—March 2020
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis

Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis, New York City, New York, USA, 1995–20181

Lisa Alleyne, Robert Fitzhenry, Kimberly A. Mergen, Noel Espina, Erlinda Amoroso, Daniel Cimini, Sharon Balter2, Ana Maria Fireteanu, Anne Seeley, Lorraine Janus, Bruce Gutelius3, Susan Madison-Antenucci, and Corinne N. ThompsonComments to Author 
Author affiliations: New York City Department Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, New York, USA (L. Alleyne, R. Fitzhenry, E. Amoroso, D. Cimini, S. Balter, A.M. Fireteanu, B. Gutelius, C.N. Thompson); New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA (K.A. Mergen, N. Espina, S. Madison-Antenucci); New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Corona, New York, USA (A. Seeley, L. Janus)

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Figure 5

Count of positive diagnostic tests for cryptosporidiosis by month, New York City, New York, USA, August 2012–December 2018. Diagnostic tests include microscopy (stain or ova and parasite test), antigen ELISA for Cryptosporidium antigen, and syndromic multiplex test. A patient can have >1 diagnostic test/disease episode.

Figure 5. Count of positive diagnostic tests for cryptosporidiosis by month, New York City, New York, USA, August 2012–December 2018. Diagnostic tests include microscopy (stain or ova and parasite test), antigen ELISA for Cryptosporidium antigen, and syndromic multiplex test. A patient can have >1 diagnostic test/disease episode.

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1Preliminary results were presented at the annual meeting of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, June 11–13, 2018; West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

2Current affiliation: Los Angeles County Department of Health, Los Angeles, California, USA.

3Current affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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