The disease, caused by the microscopic, single-celled Cyclospora cayetanensis parasite, is spread when people eat food or drink fluids contaminated with fecal matter ... .
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 ... .
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 ... .
TacoBell 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.
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?.
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 .
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.
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 ...