Confirmed Cyclospora Outbreak Expands to 9 States
Investigators traced the nation’s largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce, with 1,947 Taco Bell-linked illnesses reported across nine states.
- Federal health officials on Friday linked four additional states to a Cyclospora outbreak traced to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell, expanding the outbreak to nine states total.
- Investigations by the CDC identified shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico as the source, prompting the company to voluntarily recall all lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
- Across the nine states, 1,947 infections linked to Taco Bell have been reported with at least 98 hospitalizations, while total confirmed domestic cases since May 1 have surpassed 4,173.
- Foot traffic at Taco Bell restaurants declined 30% after officials named the chain, while investigators continue sorting through more than 7,400 additional suspected cases.
- Large-Scale operations like Taylor Farms face significant challenges preventing contamination; the implicated farm represented less than 1% of U.S. iceberg lettuce supply yet sickened thousands.
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Illinois added to CDC's investigation into diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis outbreak
Illinois and three other states were added Friday to federal health officials’ investigation into a diarrhea-causing parasite that was first tied to shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania to the list of states with confirmed outbreaks of the disease cyclosporiasis. The other states that are part of the agency’s investigation are Indiana, Ke…
A large outbreak of ciclosporiasis associated with iceberg lettuce has been linked to four other states in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At least 1947 people have become ill and 98 have been hospitalized by the outbreak, which has been extended to include Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia were already part of the outbreak. Food …
Cyclospora Outbreak Spreads To Four More States As Lettuce Recall Continues - Tampa Free Press
A Cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico has expanded into four additional states, bringing the total number of affected states to nine, according to information confirmed Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The newly affected states are Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. They join Indiana, Kentucky, […] Cyclospora Outbreak Spreads To Four More States As Lettuce Recall Co…
4 more states report cyclosporiasis outbreak
Identifying the source of a food-borne illness such as cyclosporiasis — a diarrhea-causing parasite that has sickened thousands of people in the United States — is almost as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
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