In the long human struggle to trust what nourishes us, federal officials are preparing to declare the end of the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak ever recorded in the United States — a parasitic illness that moved silently through contaminated produce, touching lives across many states before public health systems could contain it. The outbreak, centered on lettuce and fresh greens, forced ordinary Americans to confront the invisible vulnerabilities woven into the food supply they had long taken for granted. Its end marks not only a return to epidemiological quiet, but a moment to reckon with w
Federal officials to declare end of largest U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak
The outbreak caused gastrointestinal illness affecting numerous individuals across multiple U.S. states, though specific casualty figures are not provided in the available sources.