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15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
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What happenedCyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says". The right frames it as "15 States Now Reporting Cases of Parasitic Illness Linked to Iceberg Lettuce".
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Center15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-right15 States Now Reporting Cases of Parasitic Illness Linked to Iceberg Lettuce
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
