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What Foods Are the Source of the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak? Data Points to Potential Culprit
Michigan officials say lettuce and salad greens may be a vector as experts warn raw produce can spread Cyclospora and other foodborne parasites.
- On Tuesday, Michigan officials identified tainted lettuce as the likely culprit for a Cyclospora outbreak affecting nearly 7,000 potential cases nationwide, with more than 3,300 concentrated in Michigan.
- Cyclospora resists bleach and common sanitizers, complicating decontamination. Food safety lawyer Bill Marler explained, "Likely what happens is, it gets into the water supply that's utilized to irrigate crops."
- Gastroenterologist Vincent Ho noted that "many bagged salad products come with a selling point along the lines of 'washed and ready to eat'," though underdiagnosis means actual infections exceed reported cases.
- Infectious Diseases Society of America CEO Jeanne Marrazzo warned that cyclosporiasis persists unusually long, stating, "With this, it just can kind of go on and on, and it really takes people out."
- Marler described the parasite's expansion as becoming "like pythons in the Everglades," warning that "this could end up being reported in all 50 states.
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What foods are the source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak? Data points to potential culprit
The condition, known for causing intestinal illness and subsequent explosive diarrhea, has been running particularly rampant in Michigan.
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How to avoid explosive diarrhea parasite; no Nebraska cases yet linked to outbreak
None of the 23 cases of cyclosporiasis so far have been linked to a national outbreak of the illness, and most were acquired internationally. But state health officials are working to determine the origins of a small number of domestic…
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