From October to December 2011, aoutbreak of 26 cases of cryptosporidiosis occurred in a day-care centre in Gipuzkoa, Spain. The infection spread from person to person and affected 24 children under two years of age (attack rate: 38%) and two caregivers. Cryptosporidium oocysts were observed in 10 of 15 samples. During 2010, only four cases of cryptosporidium were detected in Gipuzkoa, and 27 overall in Spain.
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Artieda, J., Basterrechea, M., Arriola, L., Yagüe, M., Albisua, E., Arostegui, N., … Manterola, J. M. (2012). Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a child day-care centre in Gipuzkoa, Spain, October to December 2011. Eurosurveillance, 17(5), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.05.20070-en
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