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Cyclospora outbreak deaths raise alarm for people with underlying conditions

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CareYaya CEO Neil Shah says the parasite itself rarely kills, but the dehydration is dangerous for vulnerable patients.

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  1. Cyclospora Outbreak Is Just the Warning—Experts Fear What's Coming Next

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Mass Cyclospora Outbreak Officially Turns Deadly

    Headline from The Western Journal ·

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    Cyclospora outbreak deaths raise alarm for people with underlying conditions

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  1. The Columbian

    Cyclospora boosts fears that worse foodborne outbreaks are ahead (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    The next foodborne illness outbreak could be much worse.

  2. Newsweek

    Cyclospora Outbreak Is Just the Warning—Experts Fear What's Coming Next (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Cyclospora has sickened thousands. But experts warn other foodborne illnesses could strike next—and hit harder.

  3. WPRI Providence

    Michigan reports first 2 US deaths in outbreak of cyclospora (opens WPRI Providence)

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    WPRI Providence's feed description

    Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite, state health officials announced Monday.

  4. The Daily Wire

    The Lettuce Outbreak Just Took A Deadly Turn (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Daily Wire's feed description

    The nationwide diarrhea outbreak caused by the Cyclospora parasite turned deadly after Michigan health officials reported two deaths. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said “both individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis…

  5. The Western Journal

    Mass Cyclospora Outbreak Officially Turns Deadly (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    The cyclosporiasis outbreak that has infected thousands of people, particularly in the Midwest, claimed the lives of two people, according to Michigan health officials. The Michigan Department of Health and […]

  6. News Nation Now

    Cyclospora outbreak deaths raise alarm for people with underlying conditions (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    CareYaya CEO Neil Shah says the parasite itself rarely kills, but the dehydration is dangerous for vulnerable patients.

  7. Gizmodo

    The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Has Turned Deadly (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Though cyclosporiasis is rarely fatal, it can be life-threatening in people with underlying health conditions.

  8. The Hill

    Why cyclospora can be deadly for some people (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Michigan health officials reported what appear to be the first deaths in connection with the ongoing cyclospora outbreak on Monday.

  9. Deseret News

    2 dead, thousands sick: Cyclospora in 45 states. What to know (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Parasite-caused cyclosporiasis has now killed two people in Michigan and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that thousands of cases have been confirmed across the U.S. since May 1.

  10. NBC Boston

    Mass. cyclospora illnesses jump as health officials find links to national outbreak (opens NBC Boston)

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    NBC Boston's feed description

    A cyclospora oocyst.

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