Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states, with over 1,900 people sickened
Health Viruses, Infections & Disease Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states, with over 1,900 people sickened Additional states have been added to the list of locations impacted by an outbreak of foodborne illness tied to iceberg lettuce. By Nicoletta Lanese Edited by Laura Geggel, Laura Mondragón Published 24 July 2026 In News When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. To date, 1,947 people have been infected across these states and reported eating Taco Bell before they got sick.
- ▪Health Viruses, Infections & Disease Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states, with over 1,900 people sickened Additional states have been added to the list of locations impacted by an outbreak of foodborne illness
- ▪By Nicoletta Lanese Edited by Laura Geggel, Laura Mondragón Published 24 July 2026 In News When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
- ▪To date, 1,947 people have been infected across these states and reported eating Taco Bell before they got sick.
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 10 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 5 lean left, 2 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states — The Hill
- ▪ C.D.C. Expands Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Iceberg Lettuce to Nine States — NYT — Home
- ▪ CDC adds four more states to cyclosporiasis outbreak investigation — Washington Examiner
- ▪ 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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Health Viruses, Infections & Disease Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states, with over 1,900 people sickened Additional states have been added to the list of locations impacted by an outbreak of foodborne illness tied to iceberg lettuce. By Nicoletta Lanese Edited by Laura Geggel, Laura Mondragón Published 24 July 2026 In News When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The supplier of the implicated lettuce has issued a recall.
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