Recurrent Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in U.S. Travelers Treated with Artemether-Lumefantrine.

We report two cases of recurrent malaria in U.S. travelers returning from Africa (Ghana and Central African Republic) despite a full course of artemether-lumefantrine (AL).

Symptomatic Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, New York City, 2018.

is considered the primary species causing the parasitic gastrointestinal infection amebiasis. A cluster of amebiasis infections was identified in 2018 among men who have sex with men in New York City and was likely caused by , traditionally considered to be nonpathogenic.

Identification and Evaluation of Species from New York City Cases of Cryptosporidiosis (2015 to 2018): a Watershed Perspective.

Watersheds that supply residents with drinking water have the potential for contamination with oocysts. To evaluate any potential similarities between species previously found in the New York City (NYC) watershed and those causing disease in NYC, the species were identified in stool specimens from residents with cryptosporidiosis. Genetic analysis was performed on 628 positive stool samples collected from NYC residents between 2015 and 2018 to determine the species present.

Assessing an Adaptation of the Universal Parasite Diagnostic Assay for Bloodborne Parasites in a US State Public Health Laboratory.

For complex clinical cases where a parasitic infection is suspected, it can be difficult for clinicians to recommend an appropriate laboratory test. These tests are usually pathogen-specific and require a certain degree of suspicion for the precise etiology. A recently described assay, the universal parasite diagnostic (UPDx) can potentially provide a diagnosis of any parasite present in a specimen.