Molecular characteristics of Cryptosporidium spp. in human cases in five Finnish hospital districts during 2021 : first findings of Cryptosporidium mortiferum (Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I) in Finland

• Main Authors: Häkkänen, Tessa, Rimhanen-Finne, Ruska, Antikainen, Jenni, Ruotsalainen, Eeva, Vainio, Anni
• Other Authors: HUSLAB, HUS Diagnostic Center, HUS Inflammation Center, Infektiosairauksien yksikkö
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD 2024
• Subjects: Cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I; Cryptosporidium mortiferum; Cryptosporidium parvum; Finland; GP60; 3111 Biomedicine; Uusimaa; karelia*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/575282

The aims of the study were to characterise the distribution of Cryptosporidium spp. and subtypes causing infections in Finland during 2021. This was carried out with 60 clinical samples from the hospital districts of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Vaasa, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia, and Central Finland, as we...