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Outbreak of 'explosive diarrhea' disease has reached Nebraska, CDC says

Image The North Platte Telegraph 15 Jul 2026
The disease, caused by the microscopic, single-celled Cyclospora cayetanensis parasite, is spread when people eat food or drink fluids contaminated with fecal matter ... .
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CDC looking into several items potentially linked to cyclospora parasite

CBS News 15 Jul 2026
As of Tuesday, nearly 7,000 people in 34 states reported symptoms tied to a parasitic illness that, so far, has no official source. Carter Evans reports on what's suspected of being behind the cyclosporiasis outbreak ... .
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CDC sees parasite cases rising all summer as it hunts for source

Image The Lawton Constitution 15 Jul 2026
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects cases of severe diarrhea caused by the Cyclospora parasite to keep rising, possibly until the end of August, as it searches for the source of the outbreak that’s already sickened thousands ... .
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Parasite cyclospora infection cases likely to increase through August, CDC says

Newsday 15 Jul 2026
More than 400 cases — in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky — appear to have a “common source,” said Gwen Biggerstaff, deputy director of the CDC’s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, in a briefing with reporters.
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Taco Bell takes extra cyclospora precautions while CDC investigates outbreak

Business Insider 15 Jul 2026
Taco Bell is taking a more aggressive approach to protecting against cyclospora than federal health officials currently recommend, temporarily pulling some ingredients from select restaurants while the CDC investigates a multistate outbreak.
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CDC links cyclospora parasite outbreak cases in Ohio, 3 other states

The Independent (inde) 15 Jul 2026
The CDC's numbers differ from what states are reporting ... The CDC, however, is reporting 1,645 confirmed cases with another 5,100 that require more analysis before they are confirmed.Which states have identified cases of cyclosporiasis?.
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Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on "do-not-board" list, barring return

Ars Technica 15 Jul 2026
The Trump administration on Monday barred US citizens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from returning home amid an Ebola outbreak that continues to outpace response efforts ... Read full article. Comments .
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Michigan parasite outbreak linked to cases in three other states

Detroit news 15 Jul 2026
CDC warns of rise in cyclosporiasis cases ... Since May 1, the CDC has received 1,645 confirmed reports of cyclosporiasis cases from 34 different states ... The CDC acknowledged that its figures lag behind those being reported by state agencies.
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The national diarrhea outbreak hasn’t hit Utah — despite a CDC map showing up to ...

The Salt Lake Tribune 14 Jul 2026
The ongoing national outbreak of a parasite that causes “watery diarrhea” has not yet spread to Utah. .
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The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Is Spreading Faster Than the CDC Can Track

US News 14 Jul 2026
The Trump administration made monitoring the cyclospora parasite voluntary. Now it’s causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea across the U.S ... .
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Nearly 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis confirmed or under investigation nationwide, CDC says

NBC News 14 Jul 2026
Nearly 7,000 people nationwide may have cyclosporiasis, a foodborne illness that can cause weeks of severe diarrhea, the CDC said Tuesday ... .
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Cause of cyclospora cases eludes CDC as officials urge food safety practices

The Charlotte Observer 14 Jul 2026
Michigan is pointing to lettuce as the culprit, but federal health officials have not confirmed that’s the cause ... .
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CDC Issues Health Alert Over Diarrhea-Causing Parasite

The Epoch Times 14 Jul 2026
Doctors and other professionals should be aware that case numbers are higher than normal this summer, with 1,645 cases reported to the CDC as of Tuesday and thousands of other ...
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