Cyclospora and Cyclosporiasis Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Detection, and Control

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.

1. Taxonomy and Biology2. Molecular Characteristics3. Clinical Features4. Epidemiology in Humans and Animals5. Transmission Risk Factors6. Detection Methods7. Treatment and Prevention8. Conclusions and Perspectives

Long Zhang is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Energy and Power Engineering at the Beijing Institute of Technology, China. He obtained his Ph.D. degrees from both The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Harbin Institute of Technology, China. His research interests include frosting mechanisms on cold surfaces, frosting characteristics on finned tube heat exchangers, and frosting and defrosting performances for air source heat pump systems. He has published more than 16 papers as in the heat and mass transfer field, including 10 as the lead/corresponding author.
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.
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.
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 char