CDC adds four more states to cyclosporiasis outbreak investigation
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The four states join Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia, bringing the total number of states connected to the outbreak to nine. Investigators believe additional states will help them better construct how contaminated lettuce moved through the nation’s food supply and identify whether other restaurants, retailers, or distributors received the same product, the CDC reported Friday. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration said the outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in Mexico.
- ▪The four states join Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia, bringing the total number of states connected to the outbreak to nine.
- ▪Investigators believe additional states will help them better construct how contaminated lettuce moved through the nation’s food supply and identify whether other restaurants, retailers, or distributors received the same product, the CDC re
- ▪Last week, the Food and Drug Administration said the outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in Mexico.
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- ▪ C.D.C. Expands Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Iceberg Lettuce to Nine States — NYT — Home
- ▪ US FDA widens investigation into cyclosporiasis cases to four more states - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ US cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to nine states as CDC investigates over 7,400 cases — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce expands to 9 states — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce expands to 4 more states — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to 9 states — NBC News — Top
- ▪ US CDC links four more states to cyclosporiasis outbreak, Washington Post reports — Investing.com — News
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded its investigation into a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak, adding four more states linked to contaminated produce from central Mexico as federal health officials work to trace one of the largest unknown outbreaks of the parasitic illness in the United States.The newly linked states are: Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. The four states join Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia, bringing the total number of states connected to the outbreak to nine. Investigators believe additional states will help them better construct how contaminated lettuce moved through the nation’s food supply and identify whether other restaurants, retailers, or distributors received the same product, the CDC reported Friday.
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