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. 2023 Jun 30;72(26):734-735.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7226a7.

Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Among Collegiate Swimmers and Evidence of Secondary Transmission - Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 2023

Geena Chiumento, Anthony Osinski, Kelsey DeVoe, Amelia Houghton, Akita Joshi, Caryn Ivanof, Emma Creegan, Michael Gosciminski, Alexandra P Newman, Susan Madison-Antenucci, Michele C Hlavsa, Erin Imada, Colleen Lysen, Shanna Miko, Jordan Schultz, Emily Harvey, Johanna Vostok, Catherine M Brown

Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Among Collegiate Swimmers and Evidence of Secondary Transmission - Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 2023

Geena Chiumento et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Conflict of interest statement

All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Catherine M. Brown reports support from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) to attend the CSTE annual conference, and serving as chair of the CSTE Infectious Diseases Steering Committee and as an unpaid CSTE Board Member-at-Large. No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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Cryptosporidiosis cases among competitive collegiate swimmers at three swim meets, by state (N = 15) — Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 2023 * Confirmed by BioFire FilmArray Gastrointestinal Panel. https://www.biofiredx.com/products/the-filmarray-panels/filmarraygi/ † Thirteen cases in Massachusetts and two in Rhode Island.
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