Cryptosporidiosis in Iranian Farm Workers and Their Household Members: A Hypothesis about Possible Zoonotic Transmission

Table 2

Cryptosporidum prevalence in diarrheic and nondiarrheic calves and humans.

Host	Cryptosporidium	Sample number	Diarrheic* (%)	Nondiarrheic (%)
Calve	Pos.	31	19 (68)	12 (32)
	Neg.	187	13 (7)	174 (93)
Human	Pos.	36	9 (25)	27 (75)
	Neg.	386	31 (8)	355 (92)

∗Diarrhea was defined as having ≥1 day with >3 liquid or semiliquid stools.