Hypothesis: Cryptosporidium genetic diversity mirrors national disease notification rate

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Notified cases of human cryptosporidiosis per 100,000 inhabitants

Nation	Reporting period (total years)	Notified cases (mean ± s.d.)	References
Netherlands	2003 – 2005 (3)	1.8 ± 1.2	[16]
US	2006 – 2008 (3)	3.2 ± 0.9	[17]
UK	2006 – 2008 (3)	7.1 ± 1.1	[4]
Australia	2004 – 2010 (7)	12.9 ± 5.0	[18, 19]

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