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Topic-Specific Resource: Cyclospora/Cyclosporiasis Resources for Health Professionals: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage

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This CDC webpage is geared to health professionals, last updated November 2023
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Read the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions page on a "Clinical Overview of Cyclosporiasis." 
This page contains information regarding the risk factors, incubation, clinical features, prevention, and more on Cyclosporiasis. The three key points of the information are:
  • Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal infection that spreads when people ingest food or water contaminated with stool.
  • Cyclosporiasis can be treated with an antibiotic regimen of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX).
  • Because testing for Cyclospora is not routinely conducted in most US laboratories, healthcare providers may have to specifically request testing for it.
Read more- CDC Clinical Overview Cyclosporiasis