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).
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Cyclospora cayetanensis in sputum and stool samples Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2000 We report the observation of acid-fast Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in a sputum sample. The patient, a 60 year-old, HIV negative man, was successfully treated for pulmonary tuberculosis during 1997.
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Evaluation of coccidia DNA in irrigation pond water and wastewater sludge associated with Cyclospora cayetanensis 18S rRNA gene qPCR detections [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumThe coccidian parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis is the causative agent for foodborne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis disease and multiple annual fresh produce recalls.
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Development of a workflow for identification of nuclear genotyping markers for Cyclospora cayetanensis [PDF]
Parasite, 2020 Cyclospora cayetanensis is an intestinal parasite responsible for the diarrheal illness, cyclosporiasis. Molecular genotyping, using targeted amplicon sequencing, provides a complementary tool for outbreak investigations, especially when epidemiological ...
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Human Challenge Pilot Study with Cyclospora cayetanensis
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 We describe a pilot study that attempted to infect human volunteers with Cyclospora cayetanensis. Seven healthy volunteers ingested an inoculum of Cyclospora oocysts (approximately 200–49,000 oocysts).
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The first Cyclospora cayetanensis lineage A genome from an isolate from Mexico [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Cyclospora cayetanensis is a protozoan parasite that causes intestinal illness in humans worldwide. Despite its global distribution, most genomic data for C.
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Detectability and Persistence of Cyclospora cayetanensis Oocysts in Artificially Contaminated Soil and Fresh Herbs Grown Under Controlled Climatic Conditions [PDF]
PathogensCyclospora oocysts are thought to be highly resistant in the environment but the climatic factors which determine the presence/persistence of Cyclospora oocysts are currently unknown.
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Cyclospora cayetanensis Infection in Immunocompetan Cases [PDF]
Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2014 Cyclospora cayetanensis one of the coccoidian parasite which presenting by gastrointestinal symptoms like prolonged wet diarrhea, abdominal pain, anorexia, weakness and nausea gastrointestinal diseases.
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of <i>Cyclospora cayetanensis</i> in Immunocompromised Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Can J Infect Dis Med MicrobiolBackground: Cyclospora cayetanensis, an opportunistic protozoan parasite, poses significant risks to immunocompromised patients, including those with cancer, transplants, or on hemodialysis. The aim of this study was to determine the pooled prevalence of C.
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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 ...
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