Record Cyclospora Outbreak Declared Over, But Questions Remain
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
NEW YORK — The largest Cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history has officially ended, health officials announced on Friday. Officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated they are confident that all iceberg lettuce linked to this specific outbreak has been removed from the market. Nearly 13,000 reported cases of Cyclospora were associated with the outbreak across several states, representing the majority of an unprecedented rise in this parasitic diarrheal illness this year. Although the outbreak is declared over, several questions remain unanswered, including its origin. The parasite is transmitted through human feces, and it is still unclear how wastewater could have contaminated enough food to make so many people ill.
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