Retrospective study of the occurrence of Cyclospora cayetanensis at Clinical Hospital of the University of São Paulo Medical School, SP

Cyclospora cayetanensis causes watery diarrhea in tropical countries, among travelers and after ingestion of contaminated water and food. Very little is known about its epidemiology, pathogenic aspects and reservoirs. In Brazil, its prevalence is unknown and to date there have been reports of three...

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Main Authors: Gonçalves Elenice Messias do Nascimento, Uemura Iaiko Horroiva, Castilho Vera Lúcia Pagliusi, Corbett Carlos Eduardo Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2005-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822005000400009