| surveillance for laboratory-confirmed sporadic cases of cyclosporiasis--united states, 1997-2008. | cyclosporiasis is an enteric disease caused by the parasite cyclospora cayetanensis. cyclosporiasis is reported most commonly in tropical and subtropical regions. in the united states, outbreaks of cyclosporiasis associated with various types of imported fresh produce have been documented and described since the mid-1990s. no molecular tools are available for linking c. cayetanensis cases. national data regarding laboratory-confirmed sporadic cases (i.e., cases not linked to documented outbreaks ... | 2011 | 21471951 |
| outbreak of cyclosporiasis associated with snow peas--pennsylvania, 2004. | during june-july 2004, public health officials in pennsylvania were notified of cases of the parasitic disease cyclosporiasis among persons associated with a residential facility (e.g., residents, staff, and volunteers). cdc confirmed the diagnosis of cyclospora cayetanensis infection by examining stool specimens from multiple patients. by early july, local public health officials had been notified of approximately 50 potential cases of cyclosporiasis associated with the facility; onsets of illn ... | 2004 | 15385921 |
| outbreak of cyclosporiasis associated with imported raspberries, philadelphia, pennsylvania, 2000. | an outbreak of cyclosporiasis occurred in attendees of a wedding reception held in philadelphia, pennsylvania, on june 10, 2000. in a retrospective cohort study, 54 (68.4%) of the 79 interviewed guests and members of the wedding party met the case definition. the wedding cake, which had a cream filling that included raspberries, was the food item most strongly associated with illness (multivariate relative risk, 5.9; 95% confidence interval, 3.6 to 10.5). leftover cake was positive for cyclospor ... | 2002 | 12141962 |