Open AccessCryptosporidium parvum Infections in Bergen, Norway, during an Extensive Outbreak of Waterborne Giardiasis in Autumn and Winter 2004
Author(s) -
Lucy J. Robertson,
Torunn Forberg,
L. Hermansen,
Bjørn Gjerde,
John Olav Alvsvåg,
Nina Langeland
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.72.3.2218-2220.2006
Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , outbreak , cryptosporidium parvum , waterborne diseases , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , feces
During a large waterborne giardiasis outbreak in Norway, many diarrheic patients were found to haveCryptosporidium infections. Gene sequencing identified these infections asCryptosporidium parvum infections, although they were not identical. Whether these infections were due to a simultaneous outbreak of waterborne cryptosporidiosis or reflected background levels not normally detected is discussed.