Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various parasitic coccidia of the genus Cyclospora, especially Cyclospora cayetanensis, that cause diarrhea in humans and are usually transmitted to the small intestine through infected water or fresh produce.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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RECENTLY THE U.S. FOOD and Drug Administration announced that it will ban fresh raspberry imports from Guatemala in 1998 because of possible contamination from cyclospora, a parasite that causes food poisoning.
Don't Eat This 2008
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There are regular outbreaks of E. coli in melons and apple juice; salmonella in orange juice, cantaloupes and tomatoes; hepatitis viruses in strawberries; cyclospora in different berries; and Vibrio cholerae in fruits that have been in contact with contaminated water.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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There are regular outbreaks of E. coli in melons and apple juice; salmonella in orange juice, cantaloupes and tomatoes; hepatitis viruses in strawberries; cyclospora in different berries; and Vibrio cholerae in fruits that have been in contact with contaminated water.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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There are regular outbreaks of E. coli in melons and apple juice; salmonella in orange juice, cantaloupes and tomatoes; hepatitis viruses in strawberries; cyclospora in different berries; and Vibrio cholerae in fruits that have been in contact with contaminated water.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Research to develop quick, reliable scientific methods for detecting contamination -- like the Hepatitis A virus and cyclospora -- will ensure that public health agencies have the necessary tools to prevent and control outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.
Vp Announces Food Safety Plan ITY National Archives 1997
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cyclospora and, see Cyclospora cayetanensis eggs, see eggs fish and shellfish, see fish and shellfish foodborne illness and, 162-63
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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cyclospora and, see Cyclospora cayetanensis eggs, see eggs fish and shellfish, see fish and shellfish foodborne illness and, 162-63
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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cyclospora and, see Cyclospora cayetanensis eggs, see eggs fish and shellfish, see fish and shellfish foodborne illness and, 162-63
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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cyclospora and, see Cyclospora cayetanensis eggs, see eggs fish and shellfish, see fish and shellfish foodborne illness and, 162-63
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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