Update on Cyclospora cayetanensis , a Food-Borne and Waterborne Parasite
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Update on Cyclospora cayetanensis, a food-borne and waterborne parasite.
The coccidian parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis is recognized as an emerging pathogen that causes protracted diarrhea in humans. The first cases of Cyclospora infection were reported in the late 1970s and were observed among expatriates and travelers in regions where infections are endemic. Since then, Cyclospora has been considered a cause of traveler's diarrhea. Epidemiological investigations ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00026-09