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... > Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa > Coccidia > Eimeriida > Eimeriidae > Cyclospora

Preferred term

Cyclospora  

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Note

  • infection = CYCLOSPORIASIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of coccidian parasites in the family EIMERIIDAE. Cyclospora cayetanensis is pathogenic in humans, probably transmitted via the fecal-oral route, and causes nausea and diarrhea.

History note

  • 2001

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D021744

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