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Identification of Cyclospora in poultry.
356 Letters coordinating system among agencies at all levels and deal with the threat of widespread , multistate/international foodborne outbreaks caused by infectious or toxic agents. To the Editor: Human infection with the parasitic protozoa, Cyclospora, was first described in 1979 (1), and the organism was only recently categorized as an important gastrointestinal parasite. A single species,...
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Popularization of the acid-fast stain in the early 1980s for detecting Cryptosporidium species in stool specimens set the stage for recognition of Cyclospora species. Between 1986 and 1993, there were nine reports linking diarrheal illness in more than 200 immunocompetent and immunocompromised children and adults to an unidentified, acid-fast organism resembling a "large Cryptosporidium" [2-10]...
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To the Editor: In the article by N.J. Pieniazek and B.L. Herwaldt (1) on the rRNA gene of Cyclospora cayetanensis, the authors suggest that Cyclospora should be placed in the genus Eimeria because the rRNA genes of the two genera have similar sequences. The article refers to Norman D. Levine’s chapter on the Apicomplexa in the Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa (2). Regrettably, the authors fail...
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Cryptosporidium strikes over 400,000 people in Milwaukee! Cyclospora causes diarrhea in more than 1,000 residents of the USA and Canada! Such dramatic outbreaks have enhanced our awareness of the potential for food-and waterborne microbes to affect large numbers of people in the USA. According to the latest World Health Report, "Almost half the world's population suffers from diseases associate...
متن کاملCyclospora in Guatemala: further considerations.
We are pleased to learn that researchers have continued to study the epidemiology of Cyclospora cayetanensis in Guatemala (8). Many questions remain that can only be answered through systematic epidemiologic investigations. Nevertheless, several features of cyclosporiasis have been consistently reported: marked seasonality, high prevalence in children younger than 15 years compared with that in...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid0204.960414