nb. I got into this outbreak in detail, even though I was having surgery, because I need to know what is safe for me to eat as someone who
Cyclospora Outbreak: Weekend Update | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
This is a follow up to Cyclosporiasis Is Here: How to Protect Yourself (July 13). My pre-write of this piece, also drafted on July 13th, was
Cyclospora Outbreak: Weekend Update | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
This is a follow up to Cyclosporiasis Is Here: How to Protect Yourself (July 13). My pre-write of this piece, also drafted on July 13th, was
Cyclospora Boosts Fears That Worse Foodborne Outbreaks Are Ahead - KFF Health News
The recent outbreak of a foodborne parasite sickened thousands and hospitalized hundreds across the U.S. before federal investigators identified the suspected source. Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Cyclosporiasis
Cyclosporiasis is a disease caused by infection by oocytes of Cyclospora cayetanensis, a pathogenic apicomplexan protozoan transmitted by feces-contaminated food and water. Outbreaks in the United States have been reported due to contaminated fruits and vegetables, and infection elsewhere is associated both with food contamination and with poor sanitation standards. Because the oocysts of Cyclospora must sporulate in the environment for 1–2 weeks before they become infectious, direct person-to-person transmission is unlikely.
Cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks raise concerns about U.S. food safety
Public health concerns are widening as cyclosporiasis cases surge and a salmonella outbreak across 17 states has many Americans raising concerns about U.S. food safety. Back-to-back cases where people are getting sick from food have put many on edge. William Brangham discussed the concerns with Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University.
Why we still don’t know what foods are the source of the cyclospora outbreak
“You cannot thin a system, defer the tools that would speed it up, and then wonder why the public is left guessing,” writes epidemiologist Katrine Wallace.
Parsley and Cilantro Identified as Potential Sources of Cyclospora Outbreak in North Carolina via @ConsumerReports
State officials said parsley and cilantro may be linked to rising cases in North Carolina. The FDA is also investigating a new outbreak with an unknown source.
The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger
Official case counts likely capture only a fraction of US cyclosporiasis infections, and the outbreak is likely to get worse before it gets better.
Michigan reports the first 2 US deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite
State health officials say two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan. They are the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.
Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details - KFF Health News
Yes, they’ve heard all the poop jokes. Public health staffers are painstakingly tracing the sources of this massive outbreak, combing through fast-food orders and lettuce purchases as they listen to people’s lengthy, messy stories about their illness.
The Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over: 12,883 Sick, 570 Hospitalized, Two Dead. FDA Wrote the Produce Industry a Letter. Here Is What It Will Take to Prevent the Next One.
On September 11, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the multistate Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg
Trump admin shelves Cyclospora research despite record-breaking outbreak
The CDC has tallied nearly 30,000 confirmed and probable cases this summer.
FDA retracts test result but still links Taylor Farms lettuce to cyclosporiasis
The Food and Drug Administration said Sunday that a laboratory finding showing cyclospora contamination in a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied...
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net • Minnesota Reformer
Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many Americans’ fears of contracting a foodborne illness. The recalls have focused attention on the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding and staff at several public health agencies, and […]
Taylor Farms linked to 5 other Cyclospora or E.Coli outbreaks in last decade-plus | CNN
Taylor Farms has regularly downplayed problems after being linked to outbreaks in the past.
Farm linked to cyclospora stops sending lettuce to U.S. | CNN
The salad mix blamed for a cyclospora outbreak in Iowa and Nebraska came from Taylor Farms in Mexico, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.
