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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 2014-2016, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00503-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Possible Transmission of Cryptosporidium canis among Children and a Dog in a Household{triangledown}

Lihua Xiao,1* Vitaliano A. Cama,1 Lilia Cabrera,2 Ynes Ortega,3 Julie Pearson,1 and Robert H. Gilman4

Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341,1 Asociacion Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Peru,2 University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia 30223,3 The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 212054

Received 6 March 2007/ Accepted 11 April 2007

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Parasitic Disease, National Center for Infectious Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 22, Mail Stop F-12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717. Phone: (770) 488-4840. Fax: (770) 488-4454. E-mail: lxiao{at}cdc.gov

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 18 April 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 2014-2016, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00503-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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