Genetic diversity of <i>Cryptosporidium</i> isolates from young children and livestock in eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Cryptosporidiosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality due to diarrhoea during early childhood in low-income countries, including Ethiopia. Human Cryptosporidium infections can be anthroponotically or zoonotically transmitted. This study assesses the diversity and frequency of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes circulating in children and young livestock in eastern Ethiopia, with the aim of tracing the sources of infection. Cryptosporidium isolates from young children (n = 152), calves (n = 8), lambs (n = 4), goat kids (n = 4), and camels (n = 11) were subjected to PCR targeting the SSU rRNA and gp60 loci. Species and subtypes were determined by Sanger sequencing. Two Cryptosporidium species were found in chi

SUBMITTER: Abate D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12226117 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature