Possible transmission of Cryptosporidium canis among children and a dog in a household.
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.
Xiao
Lihua
L
Division of Parasitic Disease, National Center for Infectious Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA. lxiao@cdc.gov
Cama
Vitaliano A
VA
Cabrera
Lilia
L
Ortega
Ynes
Y
Pearson
Julie
J
Gilman
Robert H
RH
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