Three more states have been added to the Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce Cyclospora outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The total case count is now 11,458 illnesses reported from 20 states. That is an increase of 555 more patients since the last update was issued on August 20, 2026. This … Read more
The 48 state Cyclospora outbreak has grown to include 29,024 lab confirmed and possible cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For comparison, last year there were 1,180 cases reported nationwide. These numbers do include the patients in the 17 state outbreak linked to recalled Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce. … Read more
The 17 state cyclospora outbreak has grown to include 10,930 people sick with 454 hospitalized and two deaths, according to the CDC. Most of these people got sick before Taylor Farms de Mexico recalled its iceberg lettuce grown in Mexico; much of that lettuce was served at Taco Bell restaurants. That is an increase of … Read more
The jalapeño Salmonella outbreak has grown to 431 sick people in 32 states, according to the CDC. And 57 people are hospitalized. That’s an increase of 86 new cases, 21 new hospitalizations, and five new states since the last update was issued on August 13, 2026. The case count by state is: Alabama (2), Arkansas … Read more
The nationwide cyclospora outbreak sickens 27,557 people in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That number is accurate as of August 17, 2026. There are 15,716 confirmed cases and 11,841 possible cases. For comparison, last year between May 1 and August 31, … Read more
The nationwide cyclospora outbreak keeps growing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of August 11, 2026, there are 13,895 confirmed cases and an additional 10,455 possible cases. Seven hundred forty people have been hospitalized, and two people, who lived in Michigan, have died. These numbers are much lower than the … Read more
First there were five states, then nine, and now there are 15 states affected by the Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce Cyclospora outbreak, according to the CDC. And there are at least 6,358 people sick, with 278 hospitalized and two dead. The six additional states are Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and North Carolina. The … Read more
A Salmonella Jalapeño outbreak has sickened at least 345 people in 27 states, according to the CDC. Half of those people ate at Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants and QDOBA locations in seven states. The peppers were imported from Sinaloa Mexico and distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. The case count by state is: Alabama (1), Arkansas … Read more
The FDA is investigating 16 outbreaks on its CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. Six of them are caused by the cyclospora parasite, although three have ended. Only six of the 16 outbreaks have been solved. In total, six of the outbreaks have ended. For the first cyclospora outbreak, there are 93 patients, up from 72 in … Read more
The five state cyclospora outbreak has been expanded by public health officials to include four more states, for a total of nine. The CDC says that there are at least 1947 patients in those nine states. The original five states were Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The government added Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, and … Read more