TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiologic differences between cyclosporiasis and cryptosporidiosis in peruvian children
AU - Bern, Caryn
AU - Ortega, Ynes
AU - Checkley, William
AU - Roberts, Jacquelin M.
AU - Lescano, Andres G.
AU - Cabrera, Lilia
AU - Verastegui, Manuela
AU - Black, Robert E.
AU - Sterling, Charles
AU - Gilman, Robert H.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid0806.01-0331
DO - 10.3201/eid0806.01-0331
M3 - Article
C2 - 12023913
AN - SCOPUS:0036114288
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 8
SP - 581
EP - 585
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 6
ER -