title: Possible transmission of Cryptosporidium canis among children and a dog in a household.
abstract: In a longitudinal cohort diarrhea study, a girl living in Lima, Peru, and her brother and dog were diagnosed with Cryptosporidium canis infections during the same period. Both children had transient diarrhea, but the dog was asymptomatic. This is the first report of possible transmission of cryptosporidiosis between humans and dogs.
authors: Division of Parasitic Disease, National Center for Infectious Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA. lxiao@cdc.gov
authors: Lihua
authors: L
authors: Xiao
authors: Vitaliano A
authors: VA
authors: Cama
authors: Lilia
authors: L
authors: Cabrera
authors: Ynes
authors: Y
authors: Ortega
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Pearson
authors: Robert H
authors: RH
authors: Gilman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D004285:Dogs; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015047:Zoonoses