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Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I - An emerging cause of human cryptosporidiosis in Sweden.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2021
Bujila Ioana, Troell Karin, Fischerström Karolina, Nordahl Marie, Killander Gustav, Hansen Anette, Söderlund Robert, Lebbad Marianne, Beser Jessica
Abstract excerpt
Most cases of cryptosporidiosis in humans are caused by Cryptosporidium parvum or Cryptosporidium hominis. However, more uncommon species are increasingly being recognised to cause infection in humans. Here we report that Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I, which has various rodents as its natural host, is the third most common source of human cryptosporidiosis in Sweden. We also describe the first small...
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