Cyclospora and Cyclosporiasis
Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Detection, and Control
- 1st Edition - April 23, 2021
- Latest edition
- Authors: Long Zhang, Rong-Jun Wang, Guang-Hui Zhao, Jun-Qiang Li
- Language: English
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic parasite that can be transmitted via food or water sources and causes intestinal disease (Cyclosporiasis) in humans. Cyclospora and Cyclo… Read more
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic parasite that can be transmitted via food or water sources and causes intestinal disease (Cyclosporiasis) in humans. Cyclospora and Cyclosporiasis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Detection, and Control reviews 22 species of Cyclospora and discusses C. cayetanensis infection in humans. This book offers comprehensive coverage that includes taxonomy and biology, molecular characteristics, and transmission of the parasite. It also provides researchers, clinicians, public health officials, and food safety officials with basic data for the epidemiology of the Cyclospora spp. or C. cayetanensis, as well as strategies to monitor large-scale outbreaks of Cyclospora spp. or C. cayetanensis. The book further covers clinical symptoms, diagnostic methods, and means of treatment and prevention of this disease and informs readers of the hazards of the parasite, common means of transmission, and self-protection measures.
- Provides the taxonomy of 22 species of Cyclospora (including two newly identified Cyclospora species)
- Covers the scenarios and characteristics of recent epidemics in the world, susceptible populations, and the risk factors in the transmission of the C. cayetanensis
- Summarizes recent developments in detection methods of Cyclospora spp. or C. cayetanensis in humans, animals, and the environment
Parasitologists; microbiologists; epidemiologists; professors and graduate students in microbiology, parasitology, and epidemiology; public health specialists; clinicians specializing in infectious diseases, internal medicine and clinical pathology
1. Taxonomy and Biology2. Molecular Characteristics3. Clinical Features4. Epidemiology in Humans and Animals5. Transmission Risk Factors6. Detection Methods7. Treatment and Prevention8. Conclusions and Perspectives
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 23, 2021
- Language: English
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Long Zhang
Doctor Long ZHANG is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy and Power Engineering at the Beijing Institute of Technology, China. He received his Ph.D. degrees from both The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Harbin Institute of Technology, China. His research interests are the coupling mechanism and application research of heat and mass transfer and flow, especially the phase change problems such as frosting, icing, and the key technology research of heat pumps. He has published more than 50 SCI journal articles, including 32 ones as lead/corresponding author and 2 ESI ones. He also published 2 books and 2 chapters for Elsevier, applied for 8 Chinese patents, and made 6 invited presentations at international and Chinese conferences around frosting and icing topics. Additionally, he holds more than 10 projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, ChinaRW
Rong-Jun Wang
Dr. Rong-Jun Wang is an Associated Professor at Henan Agricultural University. Since 2004,he has been engaged in the study of zoonotic Cryptosporidium, Giardia duodenalis, and Cyclospora cayetanensis with a major interest in molecular epidemiology, invasive mechanism, and innate immunity of these pathogens. He is a member of the American Microbiology Society, the International Protozoan Society, the China Protozoological Society, and the Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Animal Parasitology Branch. He has also served as a peer reviewer expert for Parasites & Vectors, Food Research International, Infection, Genetics and Evolution, and Parasitology Research.
Affiliations and expertise
Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, ChinaGZ
Guang-Hui Zhao
Dr. Guang-Hui Zhao is Professor, New Century Talents of Chinese Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University. Since 2004, he have been engaged in the molecular epidemiology, immunology and genetics of zoonotic parasites in humans and animals, eg. Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cyclospora, Cysticercus cellulosae, Trichinella spiralis. He is a member of the International Protozoan Society and Editor of Advances in Animal Medicine.
Affiliations and expertise
Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, ChinaJL
Jun-Qiang Li
Dr. Jun-Qiang Li Henan is a member of Long-Xian Zhang’s lab at Henan Agricultural University. He is part of the College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine and has a PhD in Veterinary Medicine. Since 2011, Dr. Li has been engaged in the study of the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of Cyclospora in humans and animals (such as nonhuman primates, dairy cattle. He has also conducted research on the population genetic structure of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in humans. He is a member of the China Protozoological Society.
Affiliations and expertise
Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, ChinaRead Cyclospora and Cyclosporiasis on ScienceDirect