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Health officials declare end to largest cyclospora outbreak in history

The Guardian US and The Hill describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 11, 2026 at 7:16 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Health officials declare end to largest cyclospora outbreak in history.
The headline split The left frames it as "FDA declares cyclospora outbreak over but origin of 13,000 ‘diarrhea lettuce’ cases is st...". The center frames it as "US declares end of largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

50/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftFDA declares cyclospora outbreak over but origin of 13,000 ‘diarrhea lettuce’ cases is still unknown

The Independent · Center-left · News report

CenterHealth officials declare end to largest cyclospora outbreak in history

The Hill · Center · News report

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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The HillNews report · Sep 11, 7:16 PM

Health officials declare end to largest cyclospora outbreak in history

The country's largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis has ended, federal health officials said Friday. The foodborne illness linked to contaminated lettuce sickened 12,883 people across 21 state...

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The IndependentNews report · Sep 11, 6:46 PM

FDA declares cyclospora outbreak over but origin of 13,000 ‘diarrhea lettuce’ cases is still unknown

While this year’s surge was dominated by an outbreak across 21 states linked to iceberg lettuce, thousands of other cyclosporiasis cases have not been linked to that outbreak

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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Sep 11, 6:36 PM

CDC says massive Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce is over

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that a massive Cyclospora outbreak linked to thousands of cases of the explosive diarrhea-causing illness in the U.S. is over...

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The Guardian USNews report · Sep 11, 6:26 PM

US officials declare multi-state cyclospora outbreak over

Outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which infected 12,882 people and led to two deaths The US’s largest recorded multi-state outbreak of sickness caused by the cyclosp...

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CNA SingaporeNews report · Sep 11, 6:18 PM

US declares end of largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak

The outbreak, which federal investigators linked to lettuce from central Mexico prompted one of the largest food recalls in recent years.

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Details50/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
50/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 11, 6:18 PM: CNA Singapore joined the source map.

Sep 11, 6:26 PM: The Guardian US joined the source map.

Sep 11, 6:36 PM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

Sep 11, 6:46 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.