The CDC reports as of July 25, 2013 (5pm EDT), CDC has been notified of 321 cases of Cyclospora infection in residents of multiple states and one city, including Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Florida, New York City, Wisconsin, Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Ohio. Illinois and Kansas have also
275 with Cyclospora in Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas and New Jersey
Texas may have as many as 75 ill according to press reports.
The CDC reports a total of 275 cases of Cyclospora infection have been reported from nine states. The number of cases identified in each state is as follows: Iowa (127)†, Nebraska (68)†, Texas (65)†, Wisconsin (4), Georgia (2), Connecticut (1), Illinois (1)‡,
CDC Weighs in on Multi-State Cyclospora Outbreak – Cause is Elusive
Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois and Kansas Together in Cyclospora
Food Safety News reports that the Midwest Cyclospora outbreak has hit 258 – Iowa (118 illnesses), Nebraska (68), Texas (65), Wisconsin (4), Illinois (2), Kansas (1). Various state health officials suspect the outbreak has been caused by vegetables, but no conclusive link has been established.
What is Cyclospora?
Cyclospora is a parasite composed of one
UPDATE 235 Hit by Cyclospora in Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and Wisconsin – Kansas and Illinois
Health officials in Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois and Kansas continue to investigate an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness caused by Cyclospora, a microscopic parasite.
Wisconsin health officials say there are four cases here, in Brown, Grant, and Milwaukee counties.
The number of people reporting a food-borne intestinal illness believed to have come from a
UPDATE: Cyclospora Linked to Vegetables in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin and Illinois Hit Nearly 213
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin and Illinois report Illnesses.
Richard Piersol of the Journal Star reports that health authorities say they are closing in on the source of an outbreak of a rare food-borne illness that has hit Nebraska and Iowa with a vengeance.
The number of Nebraskans confirmed ill with cyclosporiasis has jumped to
“Eat your vegetables” – Well perhaps not with Cyclospora
An outbreak of the foodborne illness cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, which can leave victims with symptoms lasting for nearly two months, has infected at least 106 people in two states. Other Midwestern states may also be linked.
The Iowa Department of Public Health said Monday that at least 71 cases
UPDATE: Cyclospora Sickens 95 in Iowa and Nebraska – What Do You Need to Know
AP’s David Pitt reports that confirmed cases of a rare food-borne illness have doubled in Iowa over four days and increased dramatically in Nebraska, with public health agencies scrambling Friday to figure out the source.
The outbreak of cyclosporiasis has sickened 60 Iowans, the Iowa Department of Public Health said Friday. On Monday the