CDC expands cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states as deaths reported

A parasitic illness once considered rare in its scale has now touched 15 states, claiming two lives in Michigan and confirming what public health officials are calling the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in American history. The culprit, a microscopic parasite carried through contaminated food, has been traced in part to iceberg lettuce from a major commercial supplier — a reminder of how invisible vulnerabilities in the food chain can ripple outward with quiet devastation. With nearly 18,000 confirmed and suspected cases still climbing, the investigation remains open, and the full shape of th