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The nationwide diarrhea outbreak caused by the Cyclospora parasite turned deadly after Michigan health officials reported two deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said \u201cboth individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration.\u201d The department declined to release additional information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCyclosporiasis is generally not a life-threatening illness,\u201d the department said. \u201cDeath resulting from cyclosporiasis is uncommon in the United States.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The parasite has spread across the country this summer <\/span>through<\/span> contaminated produce, including lettuce, basil, cilantro, parsley, raspberries, blackberries, and snow peas. Symptoms typically begin one to two weeks after infection and include diarrhea, loss of appetite, bloating, extreme tiredness, low-grade fever, stomach cramps, and vomiting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cases have been reported in 47 states and the District of Columbia. Michigan has been one of the hardest-hit states.\u00a0<\/span>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed nearly\u00a07,000 laboratory cases and is tracking more than 11,500 additional cases, with the largest concentrations reported in Michigan and Ohio.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Taylor Farms\u2019 iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico was initially identified as a potential source of the outbreak. On July 17, the company voluntarily recalled the affected lettuce.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnything currently on shelves is not the affected product,\u201d Taylor Farms said. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Food and Drug Administration later said one positive test result was a false positive, but the agency continues investigating because that finding applied to only one shipment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFDA\u2019s traceback investigation and outbreak data continue to converge on shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms locations in central Mexico,\u201d the agency said. <\/span>\u201cThe FDA will continue to work with federal and state partners to investigate this multistate outbreak and ensure products implicated in this outbreak have been removed from the market.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Taylor Farms supplies produce to numerous grocery chains and restaurant brands nationwide, including Taco Bell, Chipotle, McDonald\u2019s, KFC, Long John Silver\u2019s, Pizza Hut, Walmart, Target, Safeway, Whole Foods, Meijer, Vons, Food4Less, Sprouts, Kroger, and Walmart.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The nationwide diarrhea outbreak caused by the Cyclospora parasite turned deadly after Michigan health officials reported two deaths.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said \u201cboth individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration.\u201d The department declined to release additional information.\u00a0\u201cCyclosporiasis is generally not a life-threatening illness,\u201d the department said. \u201cDeath resulting from cyclosporiasis is uncommon in the United States.\u201dThe parasite has spread across the country this summer through contaminated produce, including lettuce, basil, cilantro, parsley, raspberries, blackberries, and snow peas. Symptoms typically begin one to two weeks after infection and include diarrhea, loss of appetite, bloating, extreme tiredness, low-grade fever, stomach cramps, and vomiting.\u00a0Cases have been reported in 47 states and the District of Columbia. Michigan has been one of the hardest-hit states.\u00a0The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed nearly\u00a07,000 laboratory cases and is tracking more than 11,500 additional cases, with the largest concentrations reported in Michigan and Ohio.\u00a0Taylor Farms\u2019 iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico was initially identified as a potential source of the outbreak. On July 17, the company voluntarily recalled the affected lettuce.\u201cAnything currently on shelves is not the affected product,\u201d Taylor Farms said. The Food and Drug Administration later said one positive test result was a false positive, but the agency continues investigating because that finding applied to only one shipment.\u00a0\u201cFDA\u2019s traceback investigation and outbreak data continue to converge on shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms locations in central Mexico,\u201d the agency said. \u201cThe FDA will continue to work with federal and state partners to investigate this multistate outbreak and ensure products implicated in this outbreak have been removed from the market.\u201dTaylor Farms supplies produce to numerous grocery chains and restaurant brands nationwide, including Taco Bell, Chipotle, McDonald\u2019s, KFC, Long John Silver\u2019s, Pizza Hut, Walmart, Target, Safeway, Whole Foods, Meijer, Vons, Food4Less, Sprouts, Kroger, and Walmart.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Lettuce Outbreak Just Took A Deadly Turn - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2003\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Lettuce Outbreak Just Took A Deadly Turn - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The nationwide diarrhea outbreak caused by the Cyclospora parasite turned deadly after Michigan health officials reported two deaths.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said \u201cboth individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration.\u201d The department declined to release additional information.\u00a0\u201cCyclosporiasis is generally not a life-threatening illness,\u201d the department said. \u201cDeath resulting from cyclosporiasis is uncommon in the United States.\u201dThe parasite has spread across the country this summer through contaminated produce, including lettuce, basil, cilantro, parsley, raspberries, blackberries, and snow peas. 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