[Importance of the different species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium in public health].
Until recently, only the bovine and human genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum had been considered to infect man and to be potential pathogens. Lately, symptomatic infections with C. felis, C. meleagridis, and C. parvum-like dog genotype have been described in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals. These findings suggest that zoonotic parasites could also play an important role in Public Health.
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D000818:Animals; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D013045:Species Specificity; D014774:Virulence