Epidemiologic Differences Between Cyclosporiasis and Cryptosporidiosis in Peruvian Children

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bern, Caryn ; Ortega, Ynes ; Checkley, William ; Roberts, Jacquelin M. ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Cabrera, Lilia ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Black, Robert E. ; Sterling, Charles ; Gilman, Robert H.
• Description:
  We compared the epidemiologic characteristics of cyclosporiasis and cryptosporidiosis in data from a cohort study of diarrhea in a periurban community near Lima, Peru. Children had an average of 0.20 episodes of cyclosporiasis/year and 0.22 episodes of cryptosporidiosis/year of follow-up. The incidence of cryptosporidiosis peaked at 0.42 for 1-year-old children and declined to 0.06 episodes/child-year for 5- to 9-year-old children. In contrast, the incidence of cyclosporiasis was fairly constant among 1- to 9-year-old children (0.21 to 0.28 episodes/child-year). Likelihood of diarrhea decreased significantly with each episode of cyclosporiasis; for cryptosporidiosis, this trend was not statistically significant. Both infections were more frequent during the warm season (December to May) than the cooler season (June to November). Cryptosporidiosis was more frequent in children from houses without a latrine or toilet. Cyclosporiasis was associated with ownership of domestic animals, especially birds, guinea pigs, and rabbits.
• Subjects:
  Animals Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium Parvum Cyclospora Cyclosporiasis Diarrhea Feces Female Humans Infant Longitudinal Studies Male Poverty Areas Regression Analysis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(6):581-585.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Peru
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:84ece75a5bdedd062a71405bf4701c31f9b23d8075e1aa0072dd0f78ebd0fdfe
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3078/cdc_3078_DS1.pdf
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