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The first recorded outbreak of cryptosporidiosis due to Cryptosporidium cuniculus (formerly rabbit genotype), following a water quality incident.
Journal of water and health - 1 Mar 2014
Puleston Richard L, Mallaghan Cathy M, Modha Deborah E, Hunter Paul R, Nguyen-Van-Tam Jonathan S, Regan Christopher M, Nichols Gordon L, Chalmers Rachel M
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We report the first identified outbreak of cryptosporidiosis with Cryptosporidium cuniculus following a water quality incident in Northamptonshire, UK. A standardised, enhanced Cryptosporidium exposure questionnaire was administered to all cases of cryptosporidiosis after the incident. Stool samples, water testing, microscopy slides and rabbit gut contents positive for Cryptosporidium were typed at the...
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