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. 1989 Sep;19(2):101-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(89)91764-7.

Sheep as a source of human cryptosporidiosis

D P Casemore  1
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Sheep as a source of human cryptosporidiosis

D P Casemore. J Infect. 1989 Sep.

Abstract

Studies in north Wales on human cryptosporidiosis since 1983 have indicated that the infection may be acquired both from animals and by person-to-person transmission. Examination of veterinary data revealed a marked coincidence of the spring peak of infection in human beings with that seen in sheep. A case-control study was therefore set up to test the hypothesis that some of the human infections may have been acquired from contact with sheep. The results of the study confirmed a significant association.

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