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Cyclospora Background • Cyclospora cayetanensis - coccidian protozoan parasite

• Newly recognized – described 1993-1994 as a human gastrointestinal pathogen

• Produces oocysts that are resistant to harsh environmental/chemical conditions (infectious). May take days to weeks to become sporulated and infectious • Among the Cyclospora species, only Cyclospora cayetanensis is known to infect humans; other species are associated with infections in other animals • Cyclospora has a complex life cycle and can only multiply within the infected hosts

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Midyear Meeting March 13 –17, 2023 | Gaithersburg, MD

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