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An illness of variable severity caused by the protozoan Cyclospora cayetanensis and commonly characterized by watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal bloating and cramping, increased flatus, nausea, fatigue, and low-grade fever. Vomiting also may be noted. Relapses and asymptomatic infections can occur.
Laboratory-confirmed cyclosporiasis shall be defined as the detectionin symptomatic or asymptomatic personsof Cyclospora
Confirmed, symptomatic: a laboratory-confirmed case associated with one of the symptoms described above
Confirmed, asymptomatic: a laboratory-confirmed case associated with none of the above symptoms
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