Federal officials poised to declare end of U.S.’s largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak
Cyclosporiasis outbreak
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- Guardian International·1d agoUS officials declare multi-state cyclospora outbreak over
Outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which infected 12,882 people and led to two deaths The US’s largest recorded multi-state outbreak of sickness caused by the cyclospora parasite has ended, federal health officials announced on Friday. The record outbreak…
Read at Guardian International → - Al Jazeera·1d agoUS declares end of largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak
The FDA says contaminated lettuce has been removed from the market after nearly 13,000 linked cases.
Read at Al Jazeera → - CBC Health·1d agoU.S. federal officials declare end to cyclospora outbreak that sickened thousands in 21 states
The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
Read at CBC Health → - NYT Health·1d agoU.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over
More than 11,000 cases of the illness had been linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms that was processed in Mexico. An investigation into how the parasite spread is continuing.
Read at NYT Health → - Forbes Business·2d agoHistoric Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Being Declared Over, Report Says
The declaration could come as soon as Thursday, capping an outbreak traced to Taylor Farms’ shredded iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico.
Read at Forbes Business → - Washington Post US·2d agoFederal officials poised to declare end of U.S.’s largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak
Thousands of people became sick after eating shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
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