Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control105115282627728Research ArticleCryptosporidium parvum in oysters from commercial harvesting sites in the Chesapeake Bay.FayerR.rfayer@lpsi.barc.usda.govLewisE. J.TroutJ. M.GraczykT. K.JenkinsM. C.HigginsJ.XiaoL.LalA. A.U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA.Sep-Oct199955706710

Oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum, a zoonotic waterborne pathogen, can be removed by bivalve molluscs from contaminated water and retained on gills and in hemolymph. We identified oocysts of C. parvum in oysters from seven sites in the Chesapeake Bay area. These findings document the presence of C. parvum infectious for humans in oysters intended for human consumption.