Cyclospora outbreak dubbed "lettuce-gate" as health concerns spread across U.S.
Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
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Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan has topped more than 8,000.
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan has topped more than 8,000 as health officials continue to track a parasite that can cause diarrhea and nausea after contaminated food is eaten.
Federal health officials said they've identified a new outbreak of the cyclospora parasite, but the source hasn't been specified.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak, the nation's largest, is currently affecting nine states.
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan has topped 7,600 as health officials continue to track a parasite that can cause diarrhea and nausea.
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan has topped 7,600 as health officials continue to track a parasite that can cause diarrhea and nausea after contaminated food is eaten.
Cyclospora is a parasite that typically infects people through contaminated food or water. It causes a gastrointestinal illness called cyclosporiasis, which can result in symptoms such as severe, sometimes "explosive," diarrhea.
What started as a routine trip to Taco Bell has turned into a nearly two-week hospital stay for Southfield resident Ella-Salone Jones. She shares her story amid a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan has topped 7,100 as health officials continue to track a parasite that can cause diarrhea and nausea.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his first public comment on the growing cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan and other states on Tuesday, declaring it under control and denying that cutbacks to monitoring activities have hurt U.S. food safety.
The Food and Drug Administration is still looking into the source of cyclospora parasites that have made thousands of people in Michigan and other states ill with an intestinal ailment that can last for days. CBS News has this update.
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan continues to grow in the hundreds each day as health officials track a parasite that can cause diarrhea and nausea after contaminated food is eaten.
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is still working to identify the source of a parasite that has caused a cyclosporiasis outbreak, a Michigan doctor says officials are closer than you think to solving the case.
The FDA said that as of Sunday, it had not found any "confirmed positive sample results for product testing" in the cyclosporiasis outbreak.
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan continues has topped 6,100 as an investigation into the origin of the parasite in the food supply continues.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a correction about lettuce testing as it continues to investigate the cyclosporasis outbreak that has affected over 6,000 Michigan residents, along with others across the country.
Taylor Farms on Friday said it is "voluntarily removing" iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico after it was linked to one of the largest outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. in recent years.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to 5,002 cases, with 102 hospitalizations reported, as federal investigators look into a lettuce supplier linked to Taco Bell locations in five states.
Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to 5,002 confirmed cases as of July 17, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services — a figure state officials say likely makes it the largest such outbreak in U.S. history.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people.
Michigan health officials say the state's cyclosporiasis outbreak numbers jumped by more than 500 reports in the past 24 hours.
Michigan health officials say the state's cyclosporiasis outbreak have jumped to 4,312 known cases, a jump of more than 500 reports in one day.
