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Cyclosporiasis Surge Across 34 States | Salt Lake City News
A major outbreak of cyclosporiasis is sweeping across the U.S., with over 1,600 confirmed cases and more than 5,000 suspected infections reported in 34 states — a shocking sixfold increase in confirmed cases and 27 times more suspected cases than last year. The CDC is sounding the alarm, calling it a “very big shift,” with around 400 cases clustered in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. The parasite, often hiding in unwashed fresh produce, causes watery diarrhea, cramps, nausea, and fatigue — symptoms that appear weeks after exposure. Not contagious person-to-person, it’s foodborne…
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