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US officials declare an end to record-setting cyclospora outbreak, but its origin is still unknown
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U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in the country's history over. The FDA said Friday that all recalled iceberg lettuce linked to the outbreak is off the market. Cyclospora is a microscopic, spherical parasite that commonly causes watery diarrhea.
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By Jacqueline Howard, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials are planning to declare the end of this summer’s outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to iceberg lettuce, the Washington Post reported. The declaration may come as soon as Thursday.
Health officials declared the largest multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce over, with thousands of illnesses across about 20 states, hospitalizations in the hundreds and two deaths, as the recalled lettuce from Mexico was removed from the supply and investigations into the outb…
Photomicrograph of a fresh stool sample prepared in a 10% formalin solution and and stained with modified acid-fast stain, showing Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts within the field of view.
By Jacqueline Howard, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that this summer’s outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to iceberg lettuce has ended, as of Friday, marking a significant public health moment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the Cyclospora outbreak related to Taylor Farms lettuce over Friday, though the Food and Drug Administration says its investigation remains ongoing.
U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in the country's history over. The FDA said Friday that all recalled iceberg lettuce linked to the outbreak is off the market. Cyclospora is a microscopic, spherical parasite that commonly causes watery diarrhea.
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- The Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce, reported in New York, New Jersey, and 19 other states, is officially over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there is no longer a risk of people getting sick with cyclosporiasis from this outbreak and is confident that all related iceberg lettuce is off the market.
A cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico resulted in over 12,000 illnesses, 495 hospitalizations, and two deaths before being declared over on Sept. 11, 2026.
Outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which infected 12,882 people and led to two deaths The US’s largest recorded multi-state outbreak of sickness caused by the cyclospora parasite has ended, federal health officials announced on Friday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that a massive Cyclospora outbreak linked to thousands of cases of the explosive diarrhea-causing illness in the U.S. is over. "At this time, there is no risk of people getting sick with cyclosporiasis from this source," the CDC said.
U.S. health authorities today declared the nation’s largest recorded multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak over, after contaminated iceberg lettuce sickened thousands, though the FDA said it is still probing how the parasite entered the food supply.
The country's largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis has ended, federal health officials said Friday. The foodborne illness linked to contaminated lettuce sickened 12,883 people across 21 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with more than 500 people hospitalized.
Federal health officials on Friday declared the largest-ever cyclosporiasis outbreak in the United States has ended. The cyclosporiasis outbreak was tied to iceberg lettuce grown by produce giant Taylor Farms in Mexico, sickening 12,883 people across 21 states since May 1, according to the Centers f…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the cyclosporiasis outbreak officially over, saying the number of recent infections — primarily in the Midwest and on the East Coast — has significantly declined.
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