Cyclospora cayetanensis is identified frequently as a cause of diarrhoea both in immunocompromised individuals and in those who are immunocompetent.1-3 Although first detected as a human pathogen in 1979 by Ashford,4 classification remained unclear for 16 years during which it has been reported as large Cryptosporidium spp., Blastocystis hominis, and a type of algae called 'cyanobacterium-like bodies'.5-7 In 1993, when sporulation was demonstrated, it was identified as a coccidian and was given the name Cyclospora spp.8
Studies of the incidence of infection have been carried out worldwide;9-11 however, the frequency of infection in many African nations is not known, since many …
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