Cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads across U.S., sickening thousands with parasitic infection

Thousands of people have been sickened with severe gastrointestinal illness across multiple states due to parasitic contamination.

Across at least five states, from Nebraska to Alaska, a microscopic parasite called Cyclospora is quietly threading itself through the national food supply, leaving thousands of people severely ill and forcing restaurants to make difficult, precautionary decisions in the absence of clear answers. The outbreak speaks to an enduring tension in modern life: the vast, invisible infrastructure that feeds a nation can, when it falters, carry harm just as efficiently as it carries nourishment. Health officials are tracing the contamination backward through supply chains, but the full shape of this ev

Cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads across U.S., sickening thousands with parasitic infection

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