Aetiology and epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis cases in Galicia (NW Spain), 2000-2008.

ABSTRACT: Cryptosporidium infects millions of people worldwide causing acute gastroenteritis, but despite its remarkable epidemiological and economic impact, information on the epidemiological trends of human cryptosporidiosis is still scarce in most countries. Here we investigate a panel of 486 cases collected in Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula) between 2000 and 2008, which sheds new light on the epidemiology in this region of the South Atlantic European façade. Incidence rates in Galicia are one order of magnitude higher than those reported in other regions of Spain, suggesting that this parasite remains largely underdiagnosed in this country, and are also larger than those typical of other European countries with available data. Two species dominate our dataset, Cryptosporidium hominis (65%) and C.

SUBMITTER: Abal-Fabeiro JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9151071 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature