Post–COVID-19 Emergence and Spread of Hypertransmissible Cryptosporidium hominis gp60 Subtype IfA12G1R5, Spain
COVID-19 pandemic containment measures in 2020 selectively altered established Cryptosporidium hominis anthroponotic transmission in Spain. Rapid emergence and expansion of hypertransmissible human-adapted gp60 subtypes such as IfA12G1R5 and, less markedly, IbA13G3 followed. Conversely, transmission of the largely zoonotic C. parvum remained comparatively stable, yielding a dual epidemiologic scenario in this country.
Authors
- Alba Bellés Bellés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6277-1239)
- Francisco J. Merino
- Elena Sulleiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9783-6060)
- Sergio Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9903-6203)
- Lidia Goterris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1471-4461)
- Marina Alguacil-Guillén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1530-013X)
- David Carmena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-8553)
- Aida de Lucio
- Gema Fernández‐Rivas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4854-5934)
- Miriam J. Álvarez-Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4157-0117)
- Israel Molina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6642-7515)
- José Manuel Azcona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-9596)
- Begoña Bailo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9453-9431)
- Guillermo Ruíz-Carrascoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8957-6596)
- Pamela C. Köster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-8824)
- Anabel Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2805-9808)
- Ana Pérez‐Ayala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6426-6279)
- Oihane Martín
- Rocío Martínez-Ruiz
- Julia Fuentes
- Lourdes Castro-Companioni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2746-4067)
- Alba Llop
- Gemma J. Muñoz de-Mier
- Isabel Fradejas
- Nuria Prim-Bosch
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2026-11-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3212.261007
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00