Table 1 Percent SSU PCR positive species identification of Cryptosporidium in 129 female and male cryptosporidiosis cases in Ontario from 2008–2017
From: Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans in Ontario, Canada
Cryptosporidium species | Total cases | Females (n = 65) | Males (n = 64) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | % | % | |
C. parvum | 91 | 70.5 | 36.4 | 34.1 |
C. hominis | 24 | 18.6 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
C. ubiquitum | 5 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
C. felis | 2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
C. meleagridis | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
C. cuniculus | 1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
C. muris | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
C. parvum/C. hominis | 4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |