Abstract
We investigated the timing of diagnosis, influence of media information on testing for Cyclospora, and the method used to identify cases during eight cyclosporiasis outbreaks in California in spring of 1997. We found that Internet information, media reports, and enhanced laboratory surveillance improved detection of these outbreaks.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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California / epidemiology
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Coccidiosis / diagnosis*
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Coccidiosis / drug therapy
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Coccidiosis / epidemiology*
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Communications Media
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Eimeriida* / isolation & purification
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Foodborne Diseases / diagnosis*
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Foodborne Diseases / drug therapy
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Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
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Fruit / parasitology
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Humans
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Internet
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Public Health
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Time Factors
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination