Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis.People can become infected with Cyclospora by consuming food or water contaminated with the parasite. People living or traveling in countries where cyclosporiasis is endemic may be at increased risk for infection.
Image: Infected people shed unsporulated (non-infective; immature) Cyclospora cayetanensis
oocysts in their stool; immature oocysts usually require at least 1
week under favorable laboratory conditions to sporulate (become
infective). An unsporulated oocyst, with undifferentiated cytoplasm, is
shown (far left), next to a sporulating oocyst that contains two
immature sporocysts (A). An oocyst that was mechanically ruptured has
released one of its two sporocysts (B). One free sporocyst is shown as
well as two free sporozoites, the infective stage of the parasite (C).
Credit: CDC/DPDM.
Mexican cilantro blamed for stomach virus (sic) outbreaks in Texas and Wisconsin after human feces and toilet paper are found in growing field
- The FDA is banning imports from Puebla, Mexico, after the shocking find
- Agency say cilnatro is to blame for cyclospara outbreaks in 2013 and 2014
- U.S. and Mexican health authorities investigated 11 farms in three years
- Found some other growing fields had no running water or toilet facilities
The
Food and Drug Administration is banning imports of some fresh cilantro
from Puebla, Mexico, after a government investigation found human feces
and toilet paper in growing fields there.
The
FDA announced the partial ban Monday after cilantro imported from the
state of Puebla was linked to 2013 and 2014 outbreaks of stomach
illnesses - or cyclospara - in the United States.
The
government agency said health authorities in Texas and Wisconsin also
suspect cilantro from the region is responsible for more illnesses this
year.
