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UPDATED: Fresh Express’s cyclospora outbreak now spans eight states and three provinces

By News Desk on July 9, 2020

Editor’s note: Late this afternoon the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its patient count for this outbreak. The U.S. patient count has topped 500, now standing at 509.

A troublesome Cyclospora outbreak…
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FDA commissioner says science will answer Cyclospora questions

By Coral Beach on September 19, 2018

Citing the discovery of an infectious parasite in domestic produce this summer, the head of the FDA yesterday committed to using science to address foodborne pathogens.

A special government testing program found the Cyclospora parasite…
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CDC says parasitic outbreak traced to McDonald’s salad has ended

By Coral Beach on September 14, 2018

The FDA reports advances in testing helped investigators during an outbreak of cyclospora infections this summer. More than 500 people were confirmed infected, but the outbreak is over according to the Centers for Disease Control…
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Cyclospora parasite infections hit UK for fourth consecutive year

By Joe Whitworth on August 9, 2018

Public Health England is investigating an increase in Cyclospora infections for the fourth successive year. Up to early August, 57 cases had been reported in England, Scotland and Wales, of which 46 had travelled to…
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Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad

By Guest Opinion on August 6, 2018
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Editor’s note: U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro sent this letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Friday.


Dear Commissioner Gottlieb:

I write out of concern about the current outbreak of cyclosporiasis as well as the…
Continue Reading Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad

Midwest convenience store serves up Cyclospora in Del Monte veggie trays

By News Desk on June 9, 2018

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), the Minnesota Department of Health, and local health departments are investigating an increase of Cyclospora infections.

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To date, 11 ill patients…
Continue Reading Midwest convenience store serves up Cyclospora in Del Monte veggie trays

Top food safety stories include regs, recalls, respects this year

By Dan Flynn on December 22, 2017

Editor’s Note:  The Food Safety News list of the year’s most significant news is compiled annually by our writers and editors. The list for 2017 is not led by any one or two blockbuster food …
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Cyclospora cases through the roof; CDC can’t find source

By Coral Beach on September 20, 2017

Almost 1,000 people in the United States have contracted infections from  Cyclospora parasites since May 1. Health officials are baffled, saying they haven’t been able to discover the source of the microscopic creatures, which infect…
Continue Reading Cyclospora cases through the roof; CDC can’t find source

Texas advisory on Cyclospora suggests produce as source

By Coral Beach on August 5, 2016

Texas officials are investigating an increasing number of Cyclospora parasite infections, asking for help from health care providers and warning the public that fresh produce is the possible source.  (Photo illustration) (Photo illustration)…
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Update: At Least 160 Cyclospora-Caused Illnesses Reported in Texas

By News Desk on August 12, 2014

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is investigating an outbreak of at least 160 cases of Cyclosporiasis, an illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora that can cause prolonged watery diarrhea and other gastrointestinal…
Continue Reading Update: At Least 160 Cyclospora-Caused Illnesses Reported in Texas

Cyclospora Outbreak Reaches 202 Cases; More Than Half are in Texas

By News Desk on July 30, 2014

Just like last summer, illnesses involving prolonged watery diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis are spreading across the country from Texas. Public health officials suspect the parasite is riding into…
Continue Reading Cyclospora Outbreak Reaches 202 Cases; More Than Half are in Texas

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