摘要：Cryptosporidiosis is a common gastrointestinal illness that is transmitted from infected persons,animals, or contaminated water or food.This article reports on an outbreak of cryptosporidiosisassociated with an animal nursery at an agricultural show held in northern Tasmania duringOctober 2001. Eighty-one per cent of cases (38/47) notified to the Tasmanian Department ofHealth and Human Services over a 35 day period were interviewed to determine potential sourcesof infection. Eighty-one per cent of interviewed cases (29/36) reported that they had attended theagricultural show, and 75 per cent (27/36) reported contact with animals in the animal nursery.Cases occurring more than one incubation period after the agricultural show were significantlymore likely to have had contact with someone else with diarrhoea (p<0.01). This is the firstreported outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with an animal nursery in Australia. Theoutbreak demonstrates the importance of infection control policies and hygiene measures in theanimal nursery setting
