AIMS Meeting Book_MYM2023

FDA Cyclospora Prevention, Response and Research Action Plan

Priority area C - Filling Knowledge Gaps Action Action Evaluate trends and distribution of

Advance the development of genotyping methods for C. cayetanensis in clinical, food and environmental samples.

cyclosporiasis cases in the US (a proposal for a prevalence study was submitted to CDC NHANES; data from NORS was compiled in a manuscript) Work with the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) to address knowledge gaps related to Cyclospora (ongoing and NACMCF should provide feedback in 2023). Collaborate with industry, academia, states, local and foreign partners to promote research to better understand the prevalence of C. cayetanensis in agricultural water

Convene a Joint Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition (JIFSAN) Research Meeting on Cyclospora (replaced with a new objective)

Explore the role of wastewater in contributing to C. cayetanensis contamination in produce.

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