Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a protozoan that causes disease in humans, and perhaps other primates. The cause of clinical disease in immunosuppressed hosts is related to prolonged severe and highly recurrent diarrheas.
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| Species: | C. cayetanensis
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Cyclospora Cayetanensis Media
Picture showing the lifecycle
Comparing eggs with Cyclospora: Giardia-Cyclospora-Cryptosporidium-bacterium-virus
Map of states reporting Cyclospora infections as of August 19, 2013, from CIDRAP
