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Two people are dead, hundreds have been hospitalized, and public health officials are scrambling to trace record-setting cyclosporiasis outbreaks that have now spread to at least 47 states. Local health officials who are swamped by contact-tracing work are particularly frustrated by what they describe as a “slow,” “vague,” and even “scary” response from federal health agencies

More than 900 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Linda Kim, a public health nurse, has called more than 100 of them. Almost everyone has said the same thing: It’s excruciating, and one of the worst illnesses they’ve experienced

Linda Kim, a nurse at the Washtenaw County Health Department in Michigan, has been helping to investigate more than 900 cases of cyclosporiasis locally. Foodborne illnesses are some of the most complex public health investigations, especially with the Cyclospora parasite. That’s because symptoms may not appear for up to two weeks after someone’s eaten contaminated…

Robyn Reelick, Skate mum and club fundraiserMany sporting journeys begin in unexpected ways. It may be a Saturday morning Learn to Skate session, a friend’s birthday party at the rink, or a parent sitting rink-side watching their child skate and deciding to give it a go themselves. Whatever their starting point, the skaters of Nelson…

The Bengals’ top two wide receivers are building their bond even more this offseason. Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are training together as both prepare for the start of training camp in three weeks