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In HIV-positive diarrhea patients, the prevalence peak was detected in more low income patients (85.7 % ) than in high income patients (32 % ). The high infection rate of specifi c groups was associated with exposure to a contaminated water supply. The results indicate that Cryptosporidium infection is highly prevalent in adult fecal specimens from the Nkonkobe Municipality, an indication of active infection that is likely to emerge as a major human pathogen in this locality owing to socioeconomic changes that favor transmission.