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Research Project: Detection and Characterization of Zoonotic and Emerging Parasites Affecting Food Safety and Public Health

Location: Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory

Title: Editorial for the Special Issue: Cyclospora cayetanensis and cyclosporiasis

Author
item ALMERIA, SONIA - Food And Drug Administration(FDA)
item Santin-Duran, Monica

Submitted to: Microorganisms
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/16/2024
Publication Date: 1/29/2024
Citation: Almeria, S., Santin, M. 2024. Editorial for the Special Issue: Cyclospora cayetanensis and cyclosporiasis. Microorganisms. 12(2): Article e281. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020281.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020281

Interpretive Summary: Cyclosporiasis is a foodborne diarrheal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. This parasite has become a major public health and food safety concern as it is responsible for foodborne outbreaks of enteric disease in developed countries, which are mostly associated with the consumption of contaminated fresh produce. This Special Issue presented important advances in the Cyclospora field that included the use of surrogates; life cycle; clinical presentation, pathology, clinical diagnosis, and treatment; evaluation of the possibility of endemicity in developed countries; and advances in epidemiology and detection methods. Information in this Special Issue will be useful to public health specialists worldwide at local to national and global levels in understanding the status of taxonomy, epidemiology, detection, and public health importance working on Cyclospora.

Technical Abstract: Cyclosporiasis is a foodborne diarrheal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. This parasite has become a major public health and food safety concern as it is responsible for foodborne outbreaks of enteric disease in developed countries, which are mostly associated with the consumption of contaminated fresh produce. This Special Issue presented important advances in the Cyclospora field that included the use of surrogates; life cycle; clinical presentation, pathology, clinical diagnosis, and treatment; evaluation of the possibility of endemicity in developed countries; and advances in epidemiology and detection methods. Information in this Special Issue will be useful to public health specialists worldwide at local to national and global levels in understanding the status of taxonomy, epidemiology, detection, and public health importance working on Cyclospora.