cyclosporiasis/sucrose

Cyclospora is a coccidian parasite responsible for a syndrome of acute and chronic diarrhoea. The organism first come to worldwide attention in 1990 following the publication of three reports. The largest series of cases and the first clinical description of the illness associated with this organism

Cyclospora cayetanensis is the causative agent of cyclosporiasis, an emerging infectious disease. We present a new method for the purification of C. cayetanensis oocysts from feces using a modified detachment solution and Renocal-sucrose gradient sedimentation. This method yields oocysts free from

Cryptosporidiosis and cyclosporiasis are caused by waterborne coccidian protozoan parasites of the genera Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora, respectively. This study was conducted to detect Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora oocysts from environmental water abstracted by drinking water treatment plants and