Molecular and Spatial Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis in Children in a Semiurban Community in South India

Author:

Ajjampur Sitara Swarna Rao1,Gladstone Beryl Primrose2,Selvapandian David2,Muliyil Jaya Prakash2,Ward Honorine3,Kang Gagandeep1

Affiliation:

1. Departments of Gastrointestinal Sciences

2. Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore TN 632004, India

3. Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 750 Washington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Abstract

ABSTRACT Cryptosporidium spp. are a leading cause of diarrhea in Indian children, but there are no data for prevalent species or subgenotypes. Genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and spatial analysis of cases using Geographical Information Systems technology was carried out for 53 children with cryptosporidial diarrhea in an urban slum. The two most common species were C. hominis (81%) and C. parvum (12%). Other species identified were C. felis and C. parvum (mouse genotype). Five subgenotypes were identified at the Cpgp40/15 locus. Subgenotype Ia predominated among C. hominis isolates, and all C. parvum isolates were subgenotype Ic. C. hominis infection was associated with a greater severity of diarrhea. Sequencing of the Cpgp40/15 alleles of C. felis and C. parvum (mouse genotype) revealed similarities to subgenotype IIa and C. meleagridis , respectively. Space-time analysis revealed two clusters of infection due to C. hominis Ia, with a peak in February 2005. This is the first study to demonstrate space-time clustering of a single subgenotype of C. hominis in a setting where cryptosporidiosis is endemic. Molecular characterization and spatial analysis have the potential to further the understanding of disease and transmission in the community.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

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