title: Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Among Veterinary Medicine Students--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2015.
abstract: On February 20, 2015, a northeastern university's student health center was notified of five veterinary medicine students with gastrointestinal symptoms. An investigation was conducted to establish the existence of an outbreak, determine the etiology, evaluate risk factors, and recommend control measures.
authors.forename: Lauren N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Drinkard
authors.forename: Ashlee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halbritter
authors.forename: Giang T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Sertich
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Sallyann
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huxta
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guagenti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013337:Students, Medical; D055815:Young Adult; D015047:Zoonoses