Wesołowska Maria, Szostakowska Beata, Kicia Marta, Sak Bohumil, Kvac Martin, Knysz Brygida
Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Wrocław Medical University, ul. Mikulicza-Radeckiego 9, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland
Department of Tropical Parasitology, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Powstania Styczniowego 9b, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland
Ann Parasitol. 2016 Oct 1;62(3):239-241. doi: 10.17420/ap6203.58.
Cryptosporidium is an opportunistic protozoan parasite that can cause severe diarrhoea in immunocompromised patients. The transmission of this pathogen in humans and animals is not fully understood. C. meleagridis, originally described in birds, is the only Cryptosporidium species known to naturally infect mammalian and avian species. This study documents the first detection of C. meleagridis in an HIV-infected woman in Poland.
隐孢子虫是一种机会性原生动物寄生虫,可在免疫功能低下的患者中引起严重腹泻。这种病原体在人和动物中的传播尚未完全了解。火鸡隐孢子虫最初在鸟类中被描述,是已知唯一自然感染哺乳动物和鸟类物种的隐孢子虫种类。本研究记录了在波兰一名感染艾滋病毒的女性中首次检测到火鸡隐孢子虫。