The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have updated the nationwide Cyclospora outbreak case count. Now 646 people in 24 states have been sickened. Forty-four people have been hospitalized; there have been no deaths. The outbreak count by state is: Texas (283), Iowa (154), Nebraska (86), Florida (32), Wisconsin (17), Arkansas (12), Illinois (12), New … Read more
The CDC has updated the Cyclospora outbreak again; now 636 people are ill and 45 people have been hospitalized. That’s an addition of 20 cases since the last update was issued two days ago. The next update from the government will be on September 4, 2013. Cyclospora is a single-celled parasite that causes an infection … Read more
As of August 28, 2013, there are now 616 people sickened in the nationwide Cyclospora outbreak. The ill persons live in 22 states: Texas (263), Iowa (156), Nebraska (86), Florida (32), Wisconsin (16), Illinois (11), Arkansas (10), Georgia (5), Missouri (5), New York City (5), Kansas (4), New Jersey (4), Louisiana (3), Virginia (3), Connecticut (2), … Read more
Several lawsuits have been filed on behalf of victims of the Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened over 600 people in 22 states. The cases in Iowa and Nebraska are linked to lettuce salad served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants that was supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico, according to the CDC. Below is … Read more
The official CDC count for the nationwide Cyclospora outbreak has topped 600, with 601 people sick in 22 states. Forty people have been hospitalized; there have been no deaths. Illnesses that occurred after July 15, 2013 may not yet have been reported because of the long time lag between when someone gets sick and the … Read more
The Cyclospora outbreak has now sickened 598 people, according to the latest update from the CDC. Forty people have been hospitalized, and there have been no deaths. Public health officials do not know if all of the illnesses are part of the same outbreak, although the outbreak in Iowa and Nebraska has been linked to … Read more
The nationwide Cyclospora outbreak has now sickened 557 people in 19 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thirty-five people have been hospitalized in this outbreak. The case count by state is: Texas (225), Iowa (153), Nebraska (86), Florida (28), Wisconsin (14), Illinois (11), Arkansas (7), New York City (5), Georgia (4), … Read more
The CDC is reporting that at least 539 people are now sickened in the nationwide Cyclospora outbreak. Thirty-two people have been hospitalized. The outbreak has now spread to 19 states and New York City. The case count by state is: Texas (215), Iowa (153), Nebraska (86), Florida (27), Wisconsin (14), Illinois (9), Arkansas (5), New … Read more
Health officials are still investigating the cause of an outbreak of Cyclospora infections (cyclosporiasis) that has sickened people in 17 states: Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (including New York City), Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin. One tool investigators are using is outbreak questionnaires. Outbreak … Read more
As of August 8, 2013, there are 87 people sick with Cyclospora in the state of Nebraska. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services just updated their case count. Most of the Cyclospora cases, 47, are in Douglas county, right next to the Iowa border. Sarpy/Cass has 11 cases, and the Three Rivers region … Read more