Encephalitozoon cuniculi and Extraintestinal Microsporidiosis in Bird Owners

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kicia, Marta ; Zajączkowska, Żaneta ; Kváč, Martin ; Cebulski, Kamil ; Holubová, Nikola ; Wencel, Piotr ; Mayer, Leszek ; Wesołowska, Maria ; Sak, Bohumil
• Description:
  We identified Encephalitozoon cuniculi genotype II parasites as a cause of extraintestinal microsporidiosis in 2 owners of birds also infected with E. cuniculi. Patients experienced long-lasting nonspecific symptoms; the disease course was more progressive in a patient with diabetes. Our findings suggest direct bird-to-human transmission of this pathogen.
• Subjects:
  Czech Republic Dispatch Encephalitozoon Cuniculi Encephalitozoon Cuniculi And Extraintestinal Microsporidiosis In Bird Owners Exotic Birds Immunocompetent Microsporidiosis Parasites Poland Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(3):705-708
• Pubmed ID:
  35202528
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8888231
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:85cdd46e86d9afd94e5f8ee19b31df8886043aa865513ab22af59d0901b32f3b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115212/cdc_115212_DS1.pdf
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