Cyclosporaspp. in Drills, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Mark L Eberhard,Jacob R Owens,Marcos E De Almeida,Alex J Da Silva,Henry S Bishop

doi:10.3201/eid2003.131368

Abstract

<i>Cyclospora</i>spp. in Drills, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Highlights

To the Editor: More than a decade has passed since major outbreaks of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in the United States and Canada drew attention to this newly emerging infection [1,2]
In 1999, three new distinct Cyclospora species noted for their close similarity with C. cayetanensis from humans were isolated from monkeys in Ethiopia [4]
C. colobi–like organisms were identified in snub-nosed golden colobus monkeys in northwestern China [6]

Summary

Introduction

To the Editor: More than a decade has passed since major outbreaks of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in the United States and Canada drew attention to this newly emerging infection [1,2]. In 1999, three new distinct Cyclospora species noted for their close similarity with C. cayetanensis from humans were isolated from monkeys in Ethiopia [4]. We report the characterization of Cyclospora spp. recovered from drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis) on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. The oocysts collected in potassium dichromate had sporulated by the time of examination, which facilitated and confirmed identification as Cyclospora spp.

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