CDC Adds 6 New States to Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, Reports Say
Steven Quay could replace Anthony Fauci at NIAID as the CDC links six more states to a cyclosporiasis outbreak with 10,468 confirmed cases.
- Pharmaceutical executive Steven Quay is reportedly in line to become director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, replacing Anthony Fauci under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s selection.
- Author of The Code As Witness, Quay initially failed to advance past the interview stage; Kennedy reportedly finalized the selection last week after federal health officials signed off.
- Anthony Fauci served nearly 40 years before stepping down in 2022, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is currently managed by Acting Director John Powers III while awaiting Quay's final vetting.
- The CDC added six states—Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and North Carolina—to the cyclosporiasis outbreak, expanding the total number of affected states, according to an agency official.
- Since May, the CDC has received reports of 10,468 confirmed cyclosporiasis cases, including 517 hospitalizations and two deaths as officials investigate the infection source.
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Two have died since the parasite cyclosporiasis began spreading.
Parasitic infection from Arizona farm produce causes thousands of US cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded over 10,500 cases of cyclosporiasis between May 1 and August 3. An outbreak linked to fruits and vegetables from a single farm in Arizona drove the spike, with total national cases exceeding 12,000. The peak of the infection occurred in July. Cyclosporiasis: Cause and Symptoms Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic infection caused by *Cyclospora* protozoa. Transmission occurs through the…
The widespread outbreak of the intestinal infection cyclosporiasis in the United States has spread to six new states and now includes a total of 15 states.
By Brenda Goodman, CNN en Español A large outbreak of ciclosporiasis in several states, which was related to lettuce sold in restaurants like Taco Bell and some food stores, records cases in 15 states, according to federal health officials.Six states — Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina — joined the outbreak after laboratory tests conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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