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The Pathogenic Enteric Protozoa: Giardia, Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora pp 43–57Cite as

Cyclospora Cayetanensis: An Emergent and Still Perplexing Coccidian Parasite

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Cyclospora infecting humans emerged as a pathogen in the late 1970s and has since been largely associated with disease of children in the tropics, travelers and expatriates to developing countries, and the immunocompromised. It has gained recent notoriety because of food-borne disease outbreaks that have sparked much interest in trying to better define the epidemiology of this most intriguing parasite. It is clear from studies performed on Cyclospora that much further research is required to better understand certain facets of this parsite’s lifecycle, interactions of the parasite with its host and interactions of the parasite with the environment.

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Sterling, C.R., Ortega, Y.R. (2004). Cyclospora Cayetanensis: An Emergent and Still Perplexing Coccidian Parasite. In: Sterling, C.R., Adam, R.D. (eds) The Pathogenic Enteric Protozoa: Giardia, Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora. World Class Parasites, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-7878-1_4

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