There are 171 cases of cyclosporiasis in Texas, which makes it the hardest hit state in this nationwide outbreak. The Texas Department of State Health Services is investigating the outbreak, trying to identify a possible common cause of the illnesses. The cases have not yet been linked to the outbreak in Iowa and Nebraska, which … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has investigated Cyclospora outbreaks over the past two decades — a surveillance record that adds to the credibility of the agency’s report that the current outbreak of Cyclospora in Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, Florida and elsewhere is associated with bagged salad. The CDC chronicled its work … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an outbreak of Cyclospora infections (cyclosporiasis) in 15 states: Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio. Almost 400 people have contracted cyclosporiasis, which can cause weeks of diarrhea. What is the food that is … Read more
A Texas Cyclospora outbreak has hit the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area hard. Of the 48 people who have been infected by the rare parasite, 41 live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area. Collin county has reported 14 cases, Tarrant County has 11, Dallas County has 10 and Denton County has six. Health officials do not … Read more