Cyclospora cayetanensis is a protozoan parasite1 that can cause foodborne disease. A publication by Scallan et al.2 in 2011 estimated that 11,407 human foodborne cyclosporiasis cases, including 0 deaths, occur annually in the US.
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne cyclosporiasis in the US and Canada include:
University of Georgia, Center for Food Safety_http://www.foodscience.caes.uga.edu/personnel/faculty/ortega.html_
Division of Biology, Kansas State University, parasitology laboratory http://www.k-state.edu/parasitology/cyclospora/cyclospora.html
Division of Microbiological Studies, and Division of Virulence Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne cyclosporiasis in Europe include:
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne cyclosporiasis in South and Latin America include:
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne cyclosporiasis in Asia and Australia include:
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Department of Microbiology-Parasitology/Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Kathmandu, Nepal
School of Medicine, Anhui University of Science & Technology Huainan 232001, Anhui Province, China
Additional resources on Cyclospora cayetanensis:
A number of key sources on Cyclospora cayetanensis and cyclosporiasis are available.
References
1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclospora_cayetanensis
2Scallan et al. 2011.Emerging Infectious Diseases 17:7-15 PMID:21192848