encephalitozoonosis

encephalitozoonosis
en·ce·phal·i·to·zoo·no·sis (en″sə-fal″ĭ-to-zo″o-noґsis) [encephal- + zoonosis] infection with protozoa of the genus Encephalitozoon. It was formerly seen more in other animals than in humans, and the most common infection was with E. cuniculi, but now other species are seen in opportunistic infections of immunocompromised persons. Different species cause different types of infections. Formerly called nosematosis.

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