Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Cyclosporiasis Outbreak in Germany Associated with the Consumption of Salad

Peter C. Döller*, Karl Dietrich†, Norbert Filipp†, Stefan Brockmann‡, Caroline Dreweck‡, Reinhard Vonthein§, Christiane Wagner-Wiening‡, and Albrecht Wiedenmann¶

Author affiliations: *Paul-Lechler-Clinic for Tropical Diseases, Tübingen, Germany; †Public Health Office, Reutlingen, Germany; ‡State Health Office of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany; §Tübingen University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany; ¶Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany;

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Unsporulated oocyst of Cyclospora cayetanensis in an unstained stool preparation. A) Differential interference contrast. B) Same oocyst with typical blue autofluorescence (Filter sets: 365-nm excitation, 395-nm dichroic mirror, 420-nm suppression).

Figure 1. Unsporulated oocyst of Cyclospora cayetanensis in an unstained stool preparation. A) Differential interference contrast. B) Same oocyst with typical blue autofluorescence (Filter sets: 365-nm excitation, 395-nm dichroic mirror, 420-nm suppression).

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