By Brenda Goodman, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — As cyclospora cases slow, Michigan residents can go back to eating lettuce and salad greens, state health officials said Thursday. “New cyclosporiasis case reports and emergency department visits are on the decline,” the Michigan Department of Heal…
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Indiana health officials confirmed 1,349 cases of cyclosporiasis as part of a nationwide outbreak linked by federal investigators to contaminated lettuce served at Taco Bell locations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is adding six states where illnesses have been traced to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
The outbreak, which is caused by a microscopic parasite found in human feces, has caused hundreds of hospitalizations and at least two deaths since early May.
Health authorities have widened their probe into a cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico after detecting cases in six additional states, raising the total to 15 states, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded the largest known U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states, according to a report from The Washington Post. Illnesses in the newly added states—Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and North Carolina—have been traced to shred…
NEW YORK (AP) — Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
NEW YORK (AP) — Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A large multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has been tied to lettuce sold at restaurants such as Taco Bell and some grocery stores now accounts for cases across 15 states, according to federal health officials.
More than 10,000 lab-confirmed infections have been reported, while officials investigate additional clusters and warn that vulnerable people face greater risks.
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states total this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cases of cyclosporiasis continue to climb in Missouri, with health officials confirming Wednesday that the Show-Me state is among 15 affected states included in the nationwide outbreak linked to lettuce from central Mexico.
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to the lettuce outbreak.
U.S. health authorities have widened their probe into a cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico after detecting cases in six additional states, raising the total to 15 states, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Health officials on Thursday said it's safe for residents to return to typical food safety guidance as statewide cyclosporiasis numbers continue to decline.
