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Encephalitozoon cuniculi and Extraintestinal Microsporidiosis in Bird Owners.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2022
Kicia Marta, Zajączkowska Żaneta, Kváč Martin, Cebulski Kamil, Holubová Nikola, Wencel Piotr, Mayer Leszek, Wesołowska Maria, Sak Bohumil
Abstract excerpt
We identified Encephalitozoon cuniculi genotype II parasites as a cause of extraintestinal microsporidiosis in 2 owners of birds also infected with E. cuniculi. Patients experienced long-lasting nonspecific symptoms; the disease course was more progressive in a patient with diabetes. Our findings suggest direct bird-to-human transmission of this pathogen.
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