Two simultaneous cases of Cyclospora cayatensis enteritis returning from the Dominican Republic

According to the "International Passenger Survey," published in 1996 by the Office of Trading Standards, 534,000 British people traveled to the Caribbean area (personal communication, ABTA, 1998). The Dominican Republic, the eastern end of a large Caribbean island, has become in recent yea...

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Published in:Journal of travel medicine 2000, Vol.7 (1), p.41-42
Main Authors: GREEN, S. T, MCKENDRICK, M. W, MOHSEN, A. H, SCHMID, M. L, PRAKASAM, S. F. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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AIDS/HIV
Animals
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Coccidiosis - diagnosis
Coccidiosis - drug therapy
Coccidiosis - parasitology
Diagnosis, Differential
Diarrhea - diagnosis
Diarrhea - drug therapy
Diarrhea - parasitology
Dominican Republic
Eimeriida - isolation & purification
England
Enteritis - diagnosis
Enteritis - drug therapy
Enteritis - parasitology
Feces - parasitology
Female
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Parasitic diseases
Travel
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use
Tropical medicine
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Summary:According to the "International Passenger Survey," published in 1996 by the Office of Trading Standards, 534,000 British people traveled to the Caribbean area (personal communication, ABTA, 1998). The Dominican Republic, the eastern end of a large Caribbean island, has become in recent years one of the most popular destinations for UK holidaymakers as well as for travelers from many other countries. Cyclospora cayatensis has been firmly identified as a cause of gastroenteritis among international travelers,1 including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals,2 but it has not been previously reported in the literature in British individuals returning from this increasingly popular vacation destination.
ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.2310/7060.2000.00014