title: [The epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis].
abstract: Cryptosporidiosis, as an emerging disease, has generated a tremendous amount of research. Our purpose is a survey of the epidemiology of this disease, emphasizing: the features of the parasites and the species and genotypes that may infect Man, the most frequent of which is Cryptosporidium parvum and its two genotypes "Cattle" and "Human"; the means of dissemination of the infective stage and of human contamination; the factors that put Man at risk of catching a severe infection; the basis of a suitable control.
authors.affiliation: Ecole vétérinaire de Lyon, BP 83-69280 Marcy-l'Etoile.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Euzéby
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors