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Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states
Federal health officials have linked cyclospora outbreaks in four additional states to the same iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico that has sickened thousands of people in the Midwest. The new states are Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. They join Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentuc...
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As of July 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedCyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Cyclosporiasis update: CDC says parasite outbreak just spread to 4 new states. Full list...". The center frames it as "CDC says massive cyclospora outbreak is now in nine states".
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Left / center-leftCyclosporiasis update: CDC says parasite outbreak just spread to 4 new states. Full list of where to skip the lettuce
Fast Company · Center-left · News report
CenterCyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states
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Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states
Federal health officials have linked cyclospora outbreaks in four additional states to the same iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico that has sickened thousands of people in the Midw...
Cyclosporiasis update: CDC says parasite outbreak just spread to 4 new states. Full list of where to skip the lettuce
A nationwide outbreak of Cyclospora linked to lettuce, that’s causing explosive diarrhea, has now spread to four additional U.S. states, bringing it now to a total of nine states, according...
Outbreak of cyclosporiasis now linked to 4 more states, including Kansas
Federal health officials say they have linked cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite tied to shredded lettuce to an additional four states, including Kansas.
