Swimming Pool-Associated Vittaforma-Like Microsporidia Linked to Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Outbreak, Taiwan

Authors :: Chen, Jung-Sheng
Hsu, Tsui-Kang
Hsu, Bing-Mu
Chao, Shih-Chun
Huang, Tung- Yi
Ji, Dar-Der
Yang, Pei-Yu
Huang, I-Hsiu
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. November, 2019, Vol. 25 Issue 11, p2100, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that are generally found in aquatic environments (1,2). The main symptoms of microsporidiosis are kerato-conjunctivitis, diarrhea, muscular infection, and acalculous cholecystitis, among which keratoconjunctivitis and [...]

Subjects :: Swimming pools -- Health aspects
Hot springs -- Health aspects
Conjunctivitis -- Risk factors -- Diagnosis -- Health aspects
Resveratrol -- Health aspects
Diarrhea
Parking lots
Cholecystitis
Infection
Pathogenic microorganisms
Sports injuries
Health

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