Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis GP60 subtypes worldwide

Caracterización molecular de los subtipos de la GP60 de Cryptosporidium parvum y Cryptosporidium hominis alrededor del mundo

Cryptosporidium is a zoonotic parasite very important in animal health as well as in public health.  It is because this is one of the main causes of diarrhea in children, calves, lambs and other variety of youth mammalians in a lot of countries. The globalization has enabled the exchange of biological material in different regions worldwide, encouraging the spread of diseases and exposure to these biological agents to different environmental conditions, inducing adaptation through genetic changes. Based in the polymorphism of the gene for GP60, this review intended to present the distribution of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis in humans and calves worldwide. The subtype that affects cattle more frequently corresponds to IIaA15G2R; while the subtype most frequently isolated from human samples is IaA19G2.

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