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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2007, p. 2708-2710, Vol. 45, No. 8
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00725-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Transmission of Enterocytozoon bieneusi between a Child and Guinea Pigs{triangledown}

Vitaliano A. Cama,1,2 Julie Pearson,1 Lilia Cabrera,3 Luz Pacheco,4 Robert Gilman,2 Sarah Meyer,3 Ynes Ortega,5 and Lihua Xiao1*

Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,1 The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205,2 Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Peru,3 Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru,4 University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia 302235

Received 3 April 2007/ Returned for modification 10 May 2007/ Accepted 18 May 2007

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop F12, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (770) 488-4840. Fax: (770) 488-4454. E-mail: lxiao{at}cdc.gov

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 30 May 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2007, p. 2708-2710, Vol. 45, No. 8
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00725-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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