Across more than thirty American states, thousands of people have fallen ill from a microscopic parasite traced to a single source: shredded lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell restaurants. The outbreak of cyclosporiasis has already surpassed every previously recorded case count in U.S. history, arriving at a moment when scientists are only beginning to understand how climate change and better diagnostics are quietly expanding the reach of pathogens once considered rare. It is a reminder that the long, invisible chain between a farm and a fast-food tray carries risks that no single w
CDC traces record cyclosporiasis outbreak to Taylor Farms lettuce at Taco Bell
Thousands of people across 34 states infected with cyclosporiasis causing severe gastrointestinal illness, though the parasite is typically not life-threatening and treatable with antibiotics.