Abstract
Problem/Condition: Cryptosporidiosis, a gastrointestinal illness, is caused by protozoa of the genus Cryptosporidium.
Reporting Period: 2003–2005.
System Description: State and two metropolitan health departments voluntarily reported cases of cryptosporidiosis through CDC’s National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
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