In the arc of a summer that quietly sickened thousands, the CDC has declared an end to the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in recent American memory — a crisis born in the fields of central Mexico and carried to tables across 21 states through contaminated lettuce. More than 12,000 confirmed cases, 570 hospitalizations, and two deaths later, the formal declaration of containment closes the emergency chapter while leaving the deeper questions of food system vulnerability very much open. The outbreak is a reminder that in an age of centralized supply chains, a single contaminated source can beco
US declares end to massive cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to Mexican lettuce
Two deaths and 570 hospitalizations occurred, primarily affecting people with underlying health conditions exacerbated by cyclosporiasis and dehydration.