Transmission of Enterocytozoon bieneusi between a child and guinea pigs.
An unusual Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotype was found in seven guinea pigs and a 2-year-old child in the same household. The genetic uniqueness of the parasite, its wide occurrence in other guinea pigs in the community, and its absence in other children in the community suggest the possibility of zoonotic transmission of the infection to the study child.
Cama
Vitaliano A
VA
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Pearson
Julie
J
Cabrera
Lilia
L
Pacheco
Luz
L
Gilman
Robert
R
Meyer
Sarah
S
Ortega
Ynes
Y
Xiao
Lihua
L
D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021862:Enterocytozoon / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer