Cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to 9 states
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The discovery doesn’t necessarily mean that cases are accelerating, but provides a clearer picture of what’s been so unusual about the record high number of cyclosporiasis cases this summer. “We’re getting more complete case data that covers the range of the outbreak,” said Gwen Biggerstaff, CDC’s deputy director over Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases. “States are completing interviews with people, and we’re filling in the data.”The CDC has confirmed 1,947 cases in those nine states.
- ▪The discovery doesn’t necessarily mean that cases are accelerating, but provides a clearer picture of what’s been so unusual about the record high number of cyclosporiasis cases this summer.
- ▪“We’re getting more complete case data that covers the range of the outbreak,” said Gwen Biggerstaff, CDC’s deputy director over Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases.
- ▪“States are completing interviews with people, and we’re filling in the data.”The CDC has confirmed 1,947 cases in those nine states.
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- ▪ Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce expands to 4 more states — CBS News — Top
- ▪ US CDC links four more states to cyclosporiasis outbreak, Washington Post reports — Investing.com — News
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BREAKING NEWSJul. 24, 2026, 12:32 PM UTCHealth newsHealth newsCyclosporiasis outbreak expands to 9 statesIllinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania are now part of a multistate outbreak of the severe stomach illness, with nearly 2,000 cases now confirmed by the CDC.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00The outbreak of cyclosporiasis has been tied to iceberg lettuce.GomezDavid / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleBy Erika EdwardsThe massive, multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis has expanded to nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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