US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states
Federal officials say 11,458 people have been sickened and 922 hospitalized as investigators trace the outbreak to recalled lettuce.
- On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed cyclosporiasis cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have spread to 20 states, with 11,458 total illnesses now reported.
- Federal health officials traced the outbreak to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms' operations in Mexico, served at Taco Bell restaurants, while authorities continue coordinating inspections with Mexican officials.
- The tally of people sickened rose to 11,458 from about 10,900 last week; the CDC warns the parasite commonly causes watery diarrhea "with frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements."
- Michigan reported 14,510 cases and two related deaths among people with significant underlying health conditions, while the agency documented 922 hospitalizations nationwide this year.
- This outbreak ranks among the largest foodborne illness events in recent U.S. history, dwarfing 2019's previous record when about 4,700 illnesses were reported nationally.
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US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states. Thursday's announcement by the Food and Drug Administration means the outbreak now involves 20 states and more than 11,400 people.
US widens lettuce-related cyclosporiasis probe to 20 states
Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. health authorities have widened their probe into a cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico after detecting cases in three additional states, raising the total to 20 states, the FDA and CDC said on T...
Ninety-Seven Percent of the People in This Cyclospora Outbreak Got Sick Before the Recall. CDC Added 528 More This Week and Three New States.
FDA and CDC updated the multistate Cyclospora outbreak today, August 27, 2026: 11,458 laboratory-confirmed illnesses, at least 495 hospitalizations and two deaths across twenty states, with illness onsets running from June 14 through August 15, all of it tied to processed iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico recalled on July 17. Georgia, Tennessee and Texas were added this week. And here is the figure that answers the question I keep bein…
Cases of a parasitic disease linked to iceberg lettuce withdrawn from the market have already been confirmed in 20 states of the United States, federal health officials reported on Thursday.
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