Sheep as a source of human cryptosporidiosis.
Studies in north Wales on human cryptosporidiosis since 1983 have indicated that the infection may be acquired both from animals and by person-to-person transmission. Examination of veterinary data revealed a marked coincidence of the spring peak of infection in human beings with that seen in sheep. A case-control study was therefore set up to test the hypothesis that some of the human infections may have been acquired from contact with sheep. The results of the study confirmed a significant association.
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Public Health Laboratory, Glan Clwyd Hospital, North Wales, U.K.
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012307:Risk Factors; D012756:Sheep / Q000469:parasitology; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014852:Wales