Volume 3, Number 4—December 1997
Dispatch
Genetic Polymorphism Among Cryptosporidium parvum Isolates: Evidence of Two Distinct Human Transmission Cycles
Table 1
Cryptosporidium parvum isolates examined
Isolate | Implicated source | Host | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Maine,1993 | apple cider | human | 16 |
Wisconsin, 1993 | drinking water | human | 3 |
Wisconsin, 1996 | drinking water | human | * |
Georgia (day care),1995 | person-to-person | human | * |
Georgia (water-park), 1995 | recreational water | human | 17 |
Florida, 1995 | drinking water | human | 18 |
British Columbia, 1996 | drinking water | human | 15 |
Texas, 1996 | unknown | human | * |
Pennsylvania, 1997 | bovine contact | human, calf | * |
*Reference is this article.
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