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Table 3 Species of index cases

From: Cross-sectional household transmission study of Cryptosporidium shows that C. hominis infections are a key risk factor for spread

Index case species

All samples

%

C. parvum

65

59.7

C. hominis

36

33

C. cuniculus

3

2.8

C. ubiquitum

2

1.8%

Cryptosporidium species unable to be identified

1

0.1

Cryptosporidium not detected

2

1.8

Total

109

100

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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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