Kansouzidou Athina, Charitidou Christina, Varnis Themis, Vavatsi Norma, Kamaria Fotini
Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
J Travel Med. 2004 Jan-Feb;11(1):61-3. doi: 10.2310/7060.2004.13640.
In recent years, several studies have shown that Cyclospora cayetanensis is a worldwide intestinal pathogen, and it has been implicated in a number of sporadic cases and epidemic outbreaks of diarrheal illness in several endemic areas. The parasite is associated with prolonged and relapsing watery diarrhea in immunocompetent persons, as well as in AIDS patients. Most reports of Cyclospora infection concern travelers visiting endemic countries. In European countries, a few cases of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection have been reported, and almost all of them were observed in persons after foreign travel.
近年来，多项研究表明，卡耶塔环孢子球虫是一种全球性肠道病原体，在多个流行地区的一些散发病例和腹泻病暴发疫情中都有涉及。该寄生虫与免疫功能正常者以及艾滋病患者的持续性和复发性水样腹泻有关。大多数环孢子球虫感染报告涉及前往流行国家的旅行者。在欧洲国家，已报告了几例卡耶塔环孢子球虫感染病例，几乎所有病例都是在出国旅行后的人员中观察到的。
