Epidemiologic Differences Between Cyclosporiasis and Cryptosporidiosis in Peruvian Children

Epidemiologic Differences Between Cyclosporiasis and Cryptosporidiosis in Peruvian Children

We compared the epidemiologic characteristics of cyclosporiasis and cryptosporidiosis in data from a cohort study of diarrhea in a periurban community near Lima, Peru. Children had an average of 0.20 episodes of cyclosporiasis/year and 0.22 episodes of cryptosporidiosis/year of follow-up. The incide...

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Main Authors: Caryn Bern, Ynes Ortega, William Checkley, Jacquelin M. Roberts, Andres G. Lescano, Lilia Cabrera, Manuela Verastegui, Robert E. Black, Charles Sterling, Robert H. Gilman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cryptosporidiosis/epidemiology
cyclosporiasis/epidemiology
intestinal diseases
parasitic/epidemiology/etiology
Peru
Peru/epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0331_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0331_article

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