More than 3,300 people have been infected in a rapidly growing cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan that health officials believe may be linked to lettuce or salad greens. At least 44 people have been hospitalized.
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Cases of cyclosporiasis, a disease caused by a microscopic parasite, are growing in 31 states, and health officials still haven't identified the exact source of the outbreak. Dr. Eric Ascher, a family medicine physician, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the illness.
Every summer, cyclosporiasis quietly exposes how fragile our food safety systems are: a microscopic parasite linked to “explosive diarrhea” surges across dozens of states, media headlines shout “outbreak,” and yet investigators still cannot say which food is to blame—or even whether everyone is gett…
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora has risen to more than 3,000 cases in Michigan and Ohio, and state health officials say they’re not close to identifying the source. Michigan reported 2,640 cases as of 9:30 a.m.
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Thirty-five cases of cyclosporiasis, an illness caused by a parasite that causes "explosive diarrhea," have been confirmed in Connecticut as of July 13, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
Cyclospora cases are rising in East Texas, warns Northeast Public Health District. Linked to contaminated produce, the parasite causes severe diarrhea.
Cyclosporiasis outbreak comes a year after Trump officials cut funding for state and local health departments What is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea? State health officials in Michigan and Ohio are reporting thousands of cases of cyclosporiasis – a parasitic infec…
NEW YORK (PIX11) — It's a serious digestive tract ailment whose number of cases has been most quickly growing in parts of the Midwest. However, the spike in documented cases of cyclosporiasis in the tri-state region, particularly in New York and New Jersey, is so high that it's now getting a lot of …
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- Thirty-five cases of cyclosporiasis, an illness caused by a parasite that causes "explosive diarrhea," have been confirmed in Connecticut as of Monday, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — There have been 1,645 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the United States since May 1, and more than 5,100 additional cases are being investigated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday — a sharp increase in cases compared with r…
A record-shattering parasitic outbreak is sweeping the U.S ., putting California residents on high alert as they navigate peak summer produce season. While the California Department of Public Health reports that local cases are currently low and mostly tied to travel , the sheer scale of the nationw…
Illinois has confirmed 216 cases of the diarrhea-causing illness cyclosporiasis, the state’s public health department confirmed Tuesday. Of those 216, 18 people have been hospitalized statewide, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
(WXIN/WTTV) — A parasitic illness that reportedly causes "explosive" diarrhea has now hit over 200 reported cases in the Hoosier State. Cyclosporiasis first began popping up in the United States in early May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Arkansas Department of Health has confirmed 10 cases of cyclosporiasis in the state so far this year, with symptoms including diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, and fever, and prevention through safe food-handling practices.
More than 3,300 people have been infected in a rapidly growing cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan that health officials believe may be linked to lettuce or salad greens. At least 44 people have been hospitalized.
The Arkansas Department of Health has confirmed 10 cases of cyclosporiasis in the state so far this year, with symptoms including diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, and fever, and prevention through safe food-handling practices.
36 cases of cyclosporiasis have been confirmed statewide so far this year, up from 23 cases reported just one week ago. Five people have been hospitalized.
Amid concerns around a national cyclospora outbreak causing explosive diarrhea, Pitkin County Public Health is reassuring residents and visitors that this parasite is nothing new and nothing to be worried about.
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