Table 3 Species, positive rate, and risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium infection in humans in China
Location | Positive no./Examined no. (%) | Species (no.) | Population | Risk factor | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guangxi | 6/258 (2.3) | C. andersoni (4) C. hominis (2) | HIV-positive | No analysis | [28] |
Guangxi | 2/285 (0.7) 0/150 | C. andersoni (1), C. hominis (1) | HIV-positive HIV-negative | HIV-positive with diarrhea Location (Guilin) | [8] |
Guangdong | 12/348 (3.5) | C. hominis (8) C. parvum (4) | Diarrheal children | No risk factor | [29] |
Henan | 10/673 (1.5) 1/628 (0.2) | C. meleagridis (5), C. hominis (3) C. parvum (2) C. suis (1) | HIV-positive HIV-negative | HIV infection, Raising sheep/goat Well water as water source | [10] |
Hubei | 9/298 (3.0) | C. parvum (9) C. hominis (2) two with mixed species | Diarrheal infants <2 years old | Children with diarrhea aged 1–2 | [7] |
Jiangsu | 23/232 (9.9) | C. andersoni (21), C. hominis (2), | Diarrheal outpatients | Autumn | [17] |
Shanghai | 34/252 (13.5) | C. andersoni (34) | Diarrheal outpatients | Winter | [18] |
Shanghai | 102/6284 (1.6) | C. hominis (92) C. meleagridis (6) C. canis (2) C. felis (2) | Children in hospitals | Children < 6 months, February–July 2008 Diarrhea | [11] |
Xinjiang | 38/230 (16.5) | C. hominis (−) C. parvum (−) | Diarrheal patients | No analysis | [12] |
Yunnan | 1/850 (0.1) 0/170 | – | Asymptomatic and diarrheic children | No risk factor | [30] |