Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis among veterinary students.
- Journal:
- Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
- Year:
- 1986
- Authors:
- Pohjola, S et al.
Plain-English summary
There was an outbreak of a parasite called cryptosporidiosis among five veterinary students who had contact with calves that were experimentally infected. All of the students had symptoms of gastroenteritis, mainly diarrhea, which lasted between 1 and 13 days. While most recovered on their own, one student needed to be hospitalized for 10 days. The diagnosis was confirmed by finding the parasite in their stool samples using specific testing methods. In the end, all the students recovered from the infection.
Abstract
We describe an outbreak of human cryptosporidiosis in 5 veterinary students in contact with experimentally infected calves. All persons experienced symptoms of gastroenteritis, with the main complaint of diarrhoea lasting for 1-13 days. The persons recovered spontaneously; one was hospitalized for 10 days. The diagnosis was based on the demonstration of Cryptosporidium oocysts from stools by the smear method and the formalin-ether concentration method, both combined with the acid-fast staining technique. Both methods gave almost equal results. The role of Cryptosporidium as an occupational risk is discussed.
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