Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Cyclospora cayetanensis, Henan, China

Yang Zhou¹, Biao Lv¹, Qiang Wang, Rongjun Wang, Fuchun Jian, Longxian Zhang

, Changshen Ning, Kanda Fu, Yaqiang Wang, Meng Qi, Huixia Yao, Jinfeng Zhao, Xiaoshan Zhang, Yanru Sun, Ke Shi, Michael J. Arrowood, and Lihua Xiao

Author affiliations: College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine-Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China (Y. Zhou, B. Lv, Q. Wang, R. Wang, F. Jian, L. Zhang, C. Ning, M. Qi, H. Yao, J. Zhao, X. Zhang, Y. Sun, K. Shi); Henan University Huaihe Hospital, Kaifeng, People’s Republic of China (K. Fu, Y. Wang); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.J. Arrowood, L. Xiao)

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Figure 1

Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts under light microscopy of stool smears stained with the modified acid-fast stain (A), showing differential interference contrast microscopy of wet mount (B), and results of epifluorescence microscopy using a 330–380 nm ultraviolet excitation filter (C). Two oocysts are stained at different intensities (A), and a partially sporulated oocyst is seen (B). Original magnifications ×1,000.

Figure 1. Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts under light microscopy of stool smears stained with the modified acid-fast stain (A), showing differential interference contrast microscopy of wet mount (B), and results of epifluorescence microscopy using a 330–380 nm ultraviolet excitation filter (C). Two oocysts are stained at different intensities (A), and a partially sporulated oocyst is seen (B). Original magnifications ×1,000.

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¹These authors contributed equally to this article.

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