TY - JOUR AU - Fayer, Ronald AU - Lewis, Earl J. AU - Trout, James M. AU - Graczyk, Thaddeus K. AU - Jenkins, Mark C. AU - Higgins, James AU - Xiao, Lihua AU - Lal, Altaf A. T1 - Cryptosporidium parvum in Oysters from Commercial Harvesting Sites in the Chesapeake Bay T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 1999 VL - 5 IS - 5 SP - 706 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum, a zoonotic waterborne pathogen, can be removed by bivalve molluscs from contaminated water and retained on gills and in hemolymph. We identified oocysts of C. parvum in oysters from seven sites in the Chesapeake Bay area. These findings document the presence of C. parvum infectious for humans in oysters intended for human consumption. KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0505.990513 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/5/99-0513_article ER - End of Reference