[Cyclospora cayetanensis outbreak in travelers to Cuba]

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2008 Nov;26(9):558-60. doi: 10.1157/13128272.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Initially described in travelers, outbreaks of cyclosporiasis were soon linked to imported food products. An outbreak of cyclosporiasis in Spanish travelers is described. After identification of Cyclospora cayetanensis in stool analyses, a specific questionnaire was completed. Pyrosis was described in 57% of cases (4/7). Peptic symptoms can be a useful clue to indicate the diagnosis of cyclosporiasis in patients with travelers' diarrhea.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Cuba / epidemiology
  • Cyclospora / isolation & purification
  • Cyclosporiasis / drug therapy
  • Cyclosporiasis / epidemiology*
  • Cyclosporiasis / transmission
  • Diarrhea / etiology*
  • Diarrhea / parasitology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Food Contamination*
  • Food Parasitology*
  • Heartburn / drug therapy
  • Heartburn / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spain
  • Travel*
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination