2 deaths reported in cyclosporiasis outbreak, health officials say
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The Michigan Department of Health confirms two people have died after contracting cyclosporiasis. The department said both individuals "had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration." Carter Evans reports.
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Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak has claimed two lives, according to state health officials, marking the first deaths in an outbreak infecting over 11,000 people.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by the intestinal illness and dehydration.
Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state’s health department said today, marking the first fatalities in the largest U.S. outbreak of the intestinal illness.
Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak has claimed two lives, according to state health officials, marking the first deaths in an outbreak infecting over 11,000 people.
State health officials say two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan. They are the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that both…
(NYT) — Health officials in Michigan have linked two deaths to cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the parasite cyclospora. These are the first fatalities associated with a nine-state outbreak connected to iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms, a spokesperson for the Centers for Disea…
The Michigan Department of Health confirms two people have died after contracting cyclosporiasis. The department said both individuals "had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration." Carter Evans reports.
More than 22,000 cases of the food-borne illness cyclosporiasis have been reported across 45 states. Adrienne Walling, prevention specialist for the Washtenaw County Health Department in Michigan, joins CBS News to discuss.
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