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PRO/AH/EDR> Cryptosporidiosis – Finland: human-cattle transmission, 2020

Cryptosporidium -- FinlandHealth authorities in Finland have noted an increase in _Cryptosporidium_ infections. Despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions and reduced travel, there were 571 cryptosporidiosis cases in 2020, almost 30 times as high as the figure in 2010.The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) have investigated the sources of infections through questionnaires and laboratory work. _Cryptosporidium parvum_ was the most common species Read more [...]