AIMS Meeting Book_MYM2023

Testing Landscape • Early laboratory detection methods were limited to direct microscopy and staining methods • This is not a perfect method, since there is no way to increase the concentration of the parasite in the sample to “detectable levels”

• These methods lack the required sensitivity for the detection of low concentration of oocysts in food matrices

• It can be challenging to differentiate Cyclospora from other Coccidian parasites in a sample

• Molecular and other advanced techniques for detecting and typing Cyclospora are critical for understanding and containing its spread

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

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