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Cryptosporidiosis summary report 2013 : National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, United States
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2019
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Description:Cryptosporidiosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by protozoa of the genus Cryptosporidium, the leading cause of U.S. waterborne disease outbreaks (1) and the third leading cause of U.S. zoonotic enteric illness (2). An estimated 748,000 cryptosporidiosis cases occur annually; this means <2% of cases are nationally notified (3). Cryptosporidium infection can be symptomatic or asymptomatic. Immunocompetent patients can experience frequent, non-bloody, watery diarrhea typically lasting up to 2–3 weeks (4). Additional symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, fever, anorexia, fatigue, and weight loss. Immunocompromised patients can experience profuse watery diarrhea lasting weeks to months or even life-threatening malnutrition and wasting.
Cryptosporidiosis is a nationally notifiable disease; the first full year of reporting was 1995. National data are collected through passive surveillance. Healthcare providers and laboratories that diagnose cryptosporidiosis are mandated to report cases to the local or state health department. The 50 states, territorial, District of Columbia (DC), and New York City health departments, in turn, voluntarily notify CDC of cases via the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). Some states conduct enhanced molecular surveillance of cryptosporidiosis through participation in CryptoNet; CryptoNet data are not presented here.
Data are presented for cases of cryptosporidiosis for the year 2013 reported to CDC through October 9, 2018.
Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cryptosporidiosis Summary Report — National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, United States, 2013. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, 2019.
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2013-Cryptosporidiosis-NNDSS-Report-508.pdf
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