Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cryptosporidium from horse linked to girl with Crohn's disease
By Zajączkowska, Żaneta et al.·Published in Emerging infectious diseases·2022·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Horse-Specific Cryptosporidium Genotype in Human with Crohn's Disease and Arthritis.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old girl in Poland developed an infection called cryptosporidiosis, which is caused by a parasite, after being treated with medications that weaken her immune system due to her juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease (a type of inflammatory bowel disease). Researchers found that the specific type of parasite causing her illness was the same one found in a horse she had ridden. This suggests that the girl may have contracted the infection from the horse. The case highlights the potential for certain animal parasites to affect humans, especially those with weakened immune systems.
Abstract
We identified an unusual subtype of a Cryptosporidium sp. horse genotype as the cause of cryptosporidiosis in a 13-year-old girl in Poland who was undergoing immunosuppressive treatment for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. The same subtype was identified in a horse the girl had ridden.
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