Geographic linkage and variation in Cryptosporidium hominis

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;14(3):496-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1403.071320.

Abstract

UK Cryptosporidium hominis isolates have previously shown slight PCR fragment length polymorphism at multiple loci. To further investigate transmission, we conducted a case-control study and sequenced the GP60 locus from 115 isolates. Nine subtypes were identified; IbA10G2 predominated. Having a non-IbA10G2 subtype was significantly linked to recent travel outside Europe.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cryptosporidiosis / epidemiology*
  • Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology*
  • Cryptosporidium / genetics*
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • Kenya
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistan
  • Travel
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey