Seasonal prevalence and host relationships of Cyclospora cayetanensis in North America during 1996

Parasitology International

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-58

  Amin, Omar M ^a,b  

^a Institute of Parasitic Diseases Tempe   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration sedimentation technique; Cyclospora cayetanensis; Fecal specimens

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DIARRHEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; PHOENIX; PROTOZOA; VERMES;

EID: 0031978336     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(97)00049-4     Document Type: Article

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