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Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2023 Human-infecting Cyclospora was recently characterized as three species, two of which (C. cayetanensis and C. ashfordi) are currently responsible for all known human infections in the USA, yet much remains unknown about the genetic structure within these ...
David K. Jacobson +3 more
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Declining Trends in Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections Among Nepalese School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2004-2022). [PDF]
Public Health ChallThis meta‐analysis of 25 studies (17,628 children) shows a substantial decline in gastrointestinal parasitic infections in Nepal from 43.4% to 24.2% between 2004 and 2022. Helminths (20.0%) remained more common than protozoa (9.9%), with slightly higher prevalence in urban (29.0%) than rural areas (27.9%). ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal parasitic
Gautam J +8 more
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Gastrointestinal Parasites in Humans and Rhesus Macaques: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Gastrointestinal parasitism in wild animals at the human‐wildlife interface may be a warning concern both for wildlife health and human health. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in humans and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in the Nilbarahi area, an area with ...
Chhetala S +3 more
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Changes in the Prevalence of Coccidian Protozoa in Immunocompromised Patients Over the Last Decade
Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2021 Introduction: Coccidian protozoal infection is one of the most important causes of diarrhea, which could prove to be fatal in immunosuppressed patients.
Özlem ULUSAN BAĞCI +10 more
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Reevaluating the Molecular Taxonomy: Is Human-Associated Cyclospora a Mammalian Eimeria Species?
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1997 Human-associated Cyclospora is a coccidian parasite that causes diarrheal disease. A reevaluation of the parasite's molecular taxonomy that takes into account newly published data for seven Eimeria species shows that Cyclospora belongs to the Eimeria ...
Norman J. Pieniazek, Barbara L. Herwaldt
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1996 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 ...
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The first two cases of Cyclospora in dogs, São Paulo, Brazil
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1997 Cyclospora cayetanensis is a coccidium which has been identified in diarrheal feces or immunocompetent individuals or in AIDS patients. The main aspects related to its epidemiology and pathogeny have not been solved so far, as well as the possibility of ...
Lúcia Eiko Oishi YAI +4 more
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Cyclospora cayetanensis
EDIS, 2005 Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic, intestinal protozoan parasite first reported in 1979 that has been known as cyanobacterium-like, coccidia-like, and as cyclospora-like bodies (CLB).
Gerald Sigua +4 more
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High occurrence of cyclosporiasis in Istanbul, Turkey, during a dry and warm summer
Parasites & Vectors, 2010 We evaluated the incidence of Cyclospora cayetanensis in immunocompetent, diarrheic patients during the summers of 2006-2009 in Istanbul. Stools from 1876 patients were examined using microscopic techniques.
Hakko Elif +2 more
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The Taxonomy of Cyclospora [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1997 William C. Marquardt
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