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Earlier this week, Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell at the New York Timesbroke the story of how corporate stall tactics contributed to the summer’s Cyclospora epidemic of historic proportions. The news came on the heels of an announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that its long touted proposal to define ultra-processed foods…

Cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection known for causing explosive diarrhea, have now reached 47 states as the illness reached unprecedented numbers

On Monday, health officials in Michigan announced two deaths linked to the state’s outbreak—the first fatalities of the parasitic disease reported in the U.S. this year. Though Michigan has seen the most cases so far, there are multiple active outbreaks of cyclosporiasis ongoing right now, while cases have been documented in 45 states to date

On Monday, health officials reported the first two deaths in the United States associated with the outbreak of cyclosporiasis

Cases of cyclosporiasis, a stomach-churning parasitic infection known for causing explosive diarrhea, have now reached 45 states as infections climb well into the thousands

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 21, is reporting over 4,000 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, the illness caused by the parasite cyclospora cayatenensis, which enters the gut after someone eats food or drinks water contaminated by feces

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea. Nearly 1,000 people have been diagnosed with cyclospora as of Wednesday, though no deaths have been reported

Iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in five states has been linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak, federal health officials say. But as of Friday, July 17, New York Taco Bell locations have not been linked to the investigation

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N.C. (WBTV) – The sickness causing explosive diarrhea across the United States has reached more than 300 reported cases in North Carolina, health officials said Tuesday