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Over 700 Cases of Cyclosporiasis Reported in North Carolina. What to know:
Health officials said the outbreak has risen by 157 cases since July 20 as investigators look for the contamination source.
- On Tuesday, July 28, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 718 cyclosporiasis cases and 24 hospitalizations since May, an increase of 157 cases since the July 20 update.
- The CDC reported on Friday that the cyclospora outbreak has spread to nine states, primarily linked to consumption of iceberg lettuce from contaminated sources.
- During a visit to Little Switzerland earlier this month, Gov. Josh Stein urged consumers to wash all fresh vegetables thoroughly, even those marketed as "prewashed," to prevent infection.
- Officials noted that "many cases" did not report eating parsley or cilantro, suggesting multiple exposure sources and complicating efforts to identify a single contamination origin.
- Rowan County Public Health is investigating the first confirmed cyclosporiasis case in that county while collaborating with the NCDHHS to assess community risk and determine if additional cases emerge.
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Continue To Beware Of Lettuce – And Now Parsley And Cilantro
Brought to you by the Rhino Times North Carolina health officials still haven’t identified the source of a major outbreak of cyclosporiasis, but parsley and cilantro are increasingly showing up in interviews with people who became sick. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday, July 28, that the state has identified 718 cases of cyclosporiasis and 24 […] The post Continue To Beware Of Lettuce – And Now Pars…
·Greensboro, United States
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No new cases of cyclosporiasis in Tri-County
HENDERSON — Although the number of cases of cyclosporiasis has risen to 718 across the state, no new cases of the illness have been reported in Granville, Vance or Warren counties, leaving the number of confirmed cases in the Tri-County…
·Cherokee County, United States
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