Persisting post-infection symptoms 2 years after a large waterborne outbreak of Cryptosporidium hominis in northern Sweden

Abstract Objectives In 2010–2011, a large waterborne outbreak of Cryptosporidium hominis affected the city of Östersund in Sweden. Previous findings had suggested that gastrointestinal symptoms can persist for up to 11 months after the initial infection. Here we investigated whether the parasite cou...

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Main Authors: Mikael Lilja, Micael Widerström, Johan Lindh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3721-y