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Table 8 Number of households that had any member samples confirmed as Cryptosporidium, by the index case result

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

Index case species

Total samples

Number that were household member (not index) samples

%

C. cuniculus

3

0

0%

C. hominis

36

6

17%

C. parvum

65

3

5%

C. ubiquitum

2

1

50%

Cryptosporidium not detected

2

0

0%

Cryptosporidium species unable to be identified

1

0

0%

Total

109

10

9%