Michigan health officials identify lettuce, salad greens as ‘potential source’ of Cyclospora outbreak
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The CDC stated that the largest outbreak in recent US history in 2020 is linked to bagged salads containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage and carrots.
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Alice Callahan
LANSING, Michigan - In a news release issued on July 13, health officials in Michigan identified a possible source of an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an illness resulting from infection with the parasite Cyclospora, which is transmitted through food and water contaminated with feces.
“Current results point to lettuce or salad greens as a potential source for this outbreak,” officials said via the release, though they cautioned that the source was not yet definitive and that other food items could not be ruled out.
