A parasitic outbreak quietly spreading through contaminated produce has sickened thousands of Americans, casting a long shadow over the invisible threads that connect dinner tables across the world. Cyclosporiasis, caused by a microscopic parasite resilient enough to survive cold and chlorine, has confirmed over 6,700 cases across the United States, with investigators tracing at least one cluster to lettuce served at fast-food chains and grown in Mexico. The outbreak invites a deeper reckoning: in an age when a single farm's irrigation water can reach millions of plates across continents, food
US Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Raises Global Food Safety Concerns, But Singapore's Controls Offer Protection
Thousands infected across US with particular vulnerability among infants, elderly, and immunocompromised individuals; severe cases can cause serious complications.