[Cryptosporidium parvum infection in a pregnant immunocompetent woman with occupational risk].
Cryptosporidioses is a parasitic zoonoses generated by diverse Cryptosporidium species. This coccidiosis affects multiple vertebrate species, including human beings. In Chile, as it happens in other countries, cryptosporidioses is a low frequency infection in immunocompetent individuals, acquiring a big relevance in immunocompromised ones. We present the following case: a recently graduated student from Veterinary medical school, with a 20 week pregnancy, living in "Laguna Verde" area in the Region of Valparaiso and who was infected with Cryptosporidium sp. Etiologic diagnosis was made by Ziehl Neelsen, and nested PCR followed by PCR product sequencing. During the same period, the infection was detected in her cats which were asymptomatic. In all of them, her and the cats, the species identified was Cryptosporidium parvum. Her husband and her other pets were all asymptomatic and non infected. This is the first report of a possible cryptosporidioses transmission between humans and cat.
Depto. de Preclínicas, Cátedra de Parasitología, Universidad de Valparaiso, Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Medicina, Chile. patricia.neira@uv.cl
Patricia
P
Neira
Nelson
N
Muñoz
José
J
Rosales
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D002677:Chile; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy