Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic parasite that can be transmitted via food or water sources and causes intestinal disease (Cyclosporiasis) in humans. Cyclospora cayetanensis and Cyclosporiasis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Detection, and Control reviews 22 species of Cyclospora and discusses Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in humans. The book provides comprehensive coverage which includes taxonomy and biology, molecular characteristics, and transmission of the parasite. The book provides researchers, clinicians, public health, and food safety officials with basic data for the epidemiology of the Cyclospora spp. or Cyclospora cayetanensis as well as strategies to monitor of large-scale outbreak of Cyclospora spp. or Cyclospora cayetanensis. It also covers clinical symptoms, diagnostic methods, and means of treatment and prevention of this disease, and informs readers of the hazards, common means of transmission of the parasite, and self-protection measures.

Book Information
ISBN 9780128216163
Author Longxian Zhang
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 152g