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. 2019 Jan 8;12:16. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3263-0

Table 1.

Cryptosporidium parvum subtype frequency distributions in published literature ranked by continent and country.

Reference Country Population Total number C. parvum isolates subtyped and numbers of subtypes Proportion C. parvum IIc of C. parvum subtyped (%)
Asia
[48] Bangladesh Children (n = 4) (4 × IIm) 0
[49] Cambodia Children (n = 4) (4 × IIe ) 0
[50] China HIV+ patients (n = 2) (2 × IId) 0
[51] India Adults and children (n = 14) (6 × IIc; 5 × IId; 3 × IIe) 43
[52] India Children (n = 6) (1 × IIc; 1 × IId; 2 × IIm; 2 × IIn) 17
[21] India Children (n = 7) (7 × IIc) 100
[53] India HIV+ patients (n = 9) (5 × IIb; 3 × IIc; 2 × IIg) 33
[54] Iran Children (n = 15) (7 × IIa; 8 × IId) 0
[55] Iran Children (n = 17) (6 × IIa; 11 × IId) 0
[56] Iran Children (n = 22) (7 × IIa; 15 × IId) 0
[57] Japan Humans: not specified (n = 2) (1 × IIa; 1 × IIc) 50
[58] Japan Humans: not specified (n = 1) (1 × IIa) 0
[59] Jordan Adults and children (n = 2) (1 × IIa; 1 × IId) 0
[60] Jordan Children (n = 13) (3 × IIa; 2 × IIc; 8 × IId) 15
[61] Kuwait Children (n = 61) (29 × IIa; 12 × IIc; 20 × IId) 20
[9] Kuwait Children (n = 59) (27 × IIa; 2 × IIc; 29 × IId;1 × IIf) 3
[62] Lebanon Adults and children (n = 5) (5 × IIa) 0
[63] Malaysia HIV+ patients (n = 13) (12 × IIa; 1 × IId) 0
[64] Malaysia HIV+ patients (n = 1) (1 × IId) 0
[65] Yemen Adults and children (n = 7) (7 × IIa) 0
Africa
[66] Egypt Adults and children (n = 5) (5 × IId) 0
[67] Egypt Children (n = 14) (7 × IIa; 7 × IId) 0
[17] Equatorial Guinea HIV+ patients (n = 10) (7× IIc; 3 × IIe) 70
[68] Ethiopia HIV+ patients (n = 82) (71 × IIa; 1 × IIb; 2 × IIc; 5 × IId; 1 × IIe; 2 × If-like 2) 2
[69] Ethiopia Adults and children (n = 12) (12 × IIa) 0
[16] Ghana Children (n = 37) (30 × IIc; 7 × IIe) 81
[15] Kenya Children (n = 19) (19 × IIc) 100
[70] Madagascar Children (n = 1) (1 × IIc) 100
[71] Malawi Children (n = 2) (1 × IIc; 1 × IIe) 50
[72] Nigeria HIV+ patients (n = 1) (1 × IIc) 100
[73] Nigeria HIV+ patients (n = 1) (1 × IIc) 100
[74] Nigeria Adults and children (n = 1) (1 × IIe) 0
[75] Nigeria Children (n = 2) (2 × IIc) 100
[76] Nigeria HIV+ Adults (n = 8) (4 × IIc; 4 × unspecified) 50
[18] Nigeria Children (n = 23) (2 × IIa; 17 × IIc; 2 × IIi; 2 × IIm) 74
[77] Sao Tome and Principe Children (n = 5) (2 × IIa; 3 × IId) 0
[78] South Africa Children (n = 5) (1 × IIb; 3 × IIc; 1 × IIe) 60
[79] South Africa HIV + children (n = 5) (5 × IIc) 100
[80] Tunisia Children (n = 4) (2 × IIa; 2 × IId) 0
[22] Uganda Children (n = 15) (10 × IIc; 1 × IIg; 1 × IIh; 3 × IIi 3) 67
Europe
[81] Belgium Adults and children (n = 6) (4 × IIa; 1 × IIc; 1 × IId) 17
[82] Czech Republic Adults (n = 1) (1 × IIa) 0
[83] Denmark Adults and children (n = 34?) (15 × IIa; Others not stated) 0
[24] England & Wales, UK Adults and children (n = 66) (56 × IIa; 1 × IIc; 9 × IId) 2
[84] Estonia Human contact with calves (n = 1) (1 × IIa) 0
[85] France Adults (n = 1) (1 × IIa) 0
[86] Ireland Adults and children (n = 249) (249 × IIa) 0
[87] Ireland Adults and children (n = 79) (78 × IIa; 1 × IId) 0
[44] Italy AIDS patients (n = 8) (4 × IIa; 4 × IIc) 50
[88] Portugal HIV+ patients (n = 25) (9 × IIa; 1 × IIb; 7 × IIc; 8 × IId) 28
[89] Romania Children (n = 4) (4 × IId) 0
[90] Scotland Adults and children (n = 87) (82 × IIa; 2 × IIc; 2 × IId; 1 × IIg) 2
[91] Slovak Republic Humans: not specified (n = 1) (1 × IIa) 0
[92] Slovenia Humans: not specified (n = 31) (29 × IIa; 1 × IIc; 1 × IIl) 3
[93] Spain Adults and children (n = 12) (7 × IIa; 1 × IIc; 4 × IId) 8
[94] Spain Adults and Children (n = 7) (6 × IIa; 1 × IId) 0
[95] Spain Children (n = 3) (3 × IIa) 0
[96] Spain Adults and children (n = 163) (146 × IIa; 3 × IId; 14 × IIn) 0
[23] Sweden Adults and children (n = 108) (89 × IIa; 12 × IIc; 24 × IId; 1 × IIe; 2 × IIo) 11
[25] The Netherlands Humans: not specified (n = 13) (9 × IIa; 1 × IIc; 3 × IId) 8
[97] UK Humans: not specified (n = 16) (11 × IIa; 1 × IIc; 3 × IId; 1 × IIe) 6
North America
[98] Canada Humans: not specified (n = 7) (7 × IIa) 0
[99] Canada Adults and children (n = 5) (5 × IIa) 0
[100] Canada Humans: not specified (n = 4) (4 × IIa) 0
[19] Jamaica HIV+ patients (n = 7) (7 × IIc) 100
[101] Mexico Children (n = 2) (2 × IIa) 0
[102] USA Humans: not specified (n = 5) (5 × IIa) 0
[103] USA Humans: not specified (n = 30) (30 × IIa) 0
South America
[104] Brazil, Argentina Adults and Children (n = 3) (2 × IIa(mixed with hominis); 1 × IIc) 33
[12] Peru Children (n = 15) (15 × IIc) 100
[20] Peru HIV+ patients (n = 22) (22 × IIc) 100
Australia/Oceania
[28] Australia Humans (n = 14) (14 × IIa) 0
[27] Australia Adults and children (n = 21) (21 × IIa) 0
[29] Australia Farm workers (n = 7) (5 × IIa; 1 × IId; 1 × IIa/IId) 0
[30] Australia Adults and children (n = 80) (70 × IIa 79; 1 × IId) 0
[31] Australia Adults and children (n = 49) (48 × IIa; 1 × IId) 0
[26] Australia Humans: not specified (n = 32) (30 × IIa; 1 × IIc; 1 × IId) 3
[105] Australia Humans: not specified (n = 24) (23 × IIa; 1 × IIc) 4
[32] Australia Humans: not specified (n = 4) (4 × IIa) 0
[106] Australia Humans: not specified (n = 23) (18 × IIa; 5 × IIc) 22
[33] New Zealand Humans: not specified (n = 41) (41 × IIa) 0
Multiple continents
[47] Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia Children (n = 37) (21 × IIc; 13 × IIe; 3 × IId) 57
[107] Iran, Malawi, Nigeria, UK, Vietnam Children (n = 9) (4 × IIa; 2 × IIc; 3 × IId) 22
[108] Australia + Europe Adults and children (n = 11) (9 × IIa; 1 × IIc; 1 × IId) 9
[109] China, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Portugal, Slovenia Humans: not specified (n = 13) (4 × IIa; 5 × IIb; 4 × IIc) 31