Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a child day-care centre in Gipuzkoa, Spain, October to December 2011

J Artieda; M Basterrechea; L Arriola; M Yagüe; E Albisua; N Arostegui; U Astigarraga; R Botello; J M Manterola

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Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a child day-care centre in Gipuzkoa, Spain, October to December 2011
J Artieda¹ , M Basterrechea¹ , L Arriola¹ , M Yagüe^1,2 , E Albisua¹ , N Arostegui³ , U Astigarraga³ , R Botello³ , J M Manterola⁴
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Affiliations: ¹ Public Health Division of the Basque Government, Gipuzkoa, Spain ² Unit of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Cruces Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain ³ Health Centre of Osakidetza (Basque Health Service), Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Spain ⁴ Microbiology Department, Mendaro Hospital, Mendaro, Spain

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Citation style for this article: Artieda J, Basterrechea M, Arriola L, Yagüe M, Albisua E, Arostegui N, Astigarraga U, Botello R, Manterola J M. Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a child day-care centre in Gipuzkoa, Spain, October to December 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(5):pii=20070. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.05.20070-en Received: 24 Jan 2012

Abstract

From October to December 2011, an outbreak 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.