INTRODUCTION: Two cases of infection by zoonotic transmission of unusual species of Cryptosporidium were detected in 2010-2011 in Spain (León and Zaragoza). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cryptosporidium spp. was detected by microscopic examination of modified Ziehl-Neelsen stained fecal smears. PCR-RFLP of the SSUrDNA gene and sequencing of the amplified fragment confirmed the species. RESULTS: C. ubiquitum and C. felis were identified in samples from an immunocompetent child and from a HIV-positive adult, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of human infection by C. ubiquitum (cervine) and autochthonous C. felis, identified in Spain.
INTRODUCTION: Two cases of infection by zoonotic transmission of unusual species of Cryptosporidium were detected in 2010-2011 in Spain (León and Zaragoza). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cryptosporidium spp. was detected by microscopic examination of modified Ziehl-Neelsen stained fecal smears. PCR-RFLP of the SSUrDNA gene and sequencing of the amplified fragment confirmed the species. RESULTS:C. ubiquitum and C. felis were identified in samples from an immunocompetent child and from a HIV-positive adult, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of human infection by C. ubiquitum (cervine) and autochthonous C. felis, identified in Spain.
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