亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）
亞太熱帶醫藥雜誌（英文版）
아태열대의약잡지（영문판）
Asian pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
2014年
2期
119-123
,共5页
Cyclospora cayetanensis%Schoolchildren%Carriers%Traveler’s diarrhea
Objective:To obtain the prevalence with clinical symptoms ofCyclospora cayetanensis (C. cayetanensis), a coccidian protozoan parasite, inThailand which is the cause of an intestinal infection characterized by sporadic-to-frequent explosive diarrhea.Methods:In a field survey conducted by theFaculty ofTropicalMedicine,MahidolUniversity, as part of the existing parasite-control program, a total of2540 faecal samples from villagers inNanProvince, Thailand, were collected and examined to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of parasitic infections.Results:Twelve cases ofC. cayetanensis infection were found during faecal examination of schoolchildren aged5-12 years.None exhibited obvious clinical symptoms, especially evidence of diarrhea;5 of12 had loose faeces, one reported frequent symptoms of abdominal discomfort, and another had pale conjunctiva with low hematocrit.The children were generally asymptomatic.Conclusions:This finding confirms a public-health issue with potentially serious consequences whereby children can be exposed to an environment contaminated with food-and water-borne transmitted oocysts, and can hence become infected withC. cayetanensis.
