Volume 5, Number 4—August 1999
Dispatch
Cyclospora cayetanensis Among Expatriate and Indigenous Populations of West Java, Indonesia
David J. Fryauff*
, Reinhard Krippner†, Purnomo Prodjodipuro*, Christa Ewald†, Shirley Kawengian‡, Katrin Pegelow§, Thomas Yun¶, Claudia von Heydwolff-Wehnert‡, Buhari Oyofo*, and Rainer Gross#
, Reinhard Krippner†, Purnomo Prodjodipuro*, Christa Ewald†, Shirley Kawengian‡, Katrin Pegelow§, Thomas Yun¶, Claudia von Heydwolff-Wehnert‡, Buhari Oyofo*, and Rainer Gross#
Table
Parasites associated with self-reported gastrointestinal illness or diarrhea, German Embassy Health Unit, Jakarta, Indonesia
| Year | No. examined | Cyclospora cayetanensis No. (%) | Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar No. (%) | Giardia lamblia No. (%) | Trichuris trichiura No. (%) | Ascarislum bricoides No. (%) | Blastocystis hominis No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 104 | 9 (8.6) | 8 (7.7) | 4 (3.8) | 5 (4.8) | 1 (1.0) | 23 (22.1) |
| 1996 | 96 | 12 (12.5) | 4 (4.2) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (2.1) | 0 | 10 (10.4) |
| 1997 | 53a | 8 (15.1) | 4 (7.5) | 1 (1.9) | 2 (3.8) | 1 (1.9) | 5 (9.4) |
| Total | 253 | 29 (11.5) | 16 (6.3) | 7 (2.8) | 9 (3.5) | 2 (0.8) | 38 (15) |
aNo laboratory diagnoses were performed during June and July 1997.
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