title: Outbreaks of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection--United States, 1996.
abstract: Cyclospora cayetanensis (previously termed cyanobacterium-like body) is a recently characterized coccidian parasite; the first known cases of infection in humans were diagnosed in 1977. Before 1996, only three outbreaks of Cyclospora infection had been reported in the United States. This report describes the preliminary findings of an ongoing outbreak investigation by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) and summarizes the findings from investigations in other states.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016783:Eucoccidiida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016266:Food Parasitology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005638:Fruit / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology