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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What happened Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 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

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The Hill - PolicyNews report · Jul 24, 6:45 PM

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...

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Jul 24, 9:27 PM

Cyclospora outbreak linked to 4 more states, including Pennsylvania

Health officials have expanded the scope of the outbreak investigation to Pennsylvania and other states.

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Live ScienceNews report · Jul 24, 7:53 PM

Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states, with over 1,900 people sickened

Additional states have been added to the list of locations impacted by an outbreak of foodborne illness tied to iceberg lettuce.

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CNBCNews report · Jul 24, 7:53 PM

CDC says massive cyclospora outbreak is now in nine states

The four newly linked states — Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania — join Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and hard-hit Michigan.

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Fast CompanyNews report · Jul 24, 6:45 PM

Cyclosporiasis update: CDC says parasite outbreak just spread to 4 new states. Full list of where to skip the lettuce

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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...

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jul 24, 6:42 PM