Two simultaneous cases of Cyclospora cayatensis enteritis returning from the Dominican Republic.
According to the "International Passenger Survey," published in 1996 by the Office of Trading Standards, 534,000 British people traveled to the Caribbean area (personal communication, ABTA, 1998). The Dominican Republic, the eastern end of a large Caribbean island, has become in recent years one of the most popular destinations for UK holidaymakers as well as for travelers from many other countries. Cyclospora cayatensis has been firmly identified as a cause of gastroenteritis among international travelers,1 including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals,2 but it has not been previously reported in the literature in British individuals returning from this increasingly popular vacation destination.
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North Trent Regional Department of Infection & Tropical Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D004293:Dominican Republic; D021741:Eimeriida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004739:England; D004751:Enteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014195:Travel; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination