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Cyclosporidia: A General Review
1Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
Journal of Travel Medicine
|March 1, 1995
Summary
Two French patients experienced persistent diarrhea after travel to India and Nepal, with their stool samples revealing cyanobacterium-like bodies (CLB), also known as cyclosporidia. This finding highlights a new potential cause of traveler
Area of Science:
- Medical Parasitology
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
Background:
- Persistent diarrheal syndrome can be caused by various infectious agents.
- Travelers' diarrhea is a common ailment, often linked to contaminated food and water.
- Emerging or less common pathogens require ongoing identification and characterization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report the first identification of cyanobacterium-like bodies (CLB) in France.
- To describe CLB in immunocompetent patients presenting with persistent diarrhea.
- To review current knowledge on this emerging microorganism, also known as cyclosporidia.
Main Methods:
- Stool sample analysis from two patients with persistent diarrhea.
- Clinical case reporting and patient history collection, including recent travel.
- Literature review of existing data on cyanobacterium-like bodies/cyclosporidia.
Main Results:
- Identification of cyanobacterium-like bodies (CLB) in the fecal samples of two patients.
- Patients presented with persistent diarrheal syndrome following travel to India and Nepal.
- The patients were immunocompetent, indicating CLB can affect individuals without compromised immune systems.
Conclusions:
- Cyanobacterium-like bodies (CLB) / cyclosporidia are identified for the first time in France.
- CLB should be considered in the differential diagnosis of persistent diarrhea in travelers returning from endemic regions.
- Further research is needed to understand the pathogenicity and transmission of CLB.