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Michigan health officials suggested lettuce or salad greens could be possible sources. Taco Bell said it had removed some ingredients \u201cas a precautionary measure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nearly 7,000 people nationwide may have\u00a0cyclosporiasis<\/a>, a foodborne illness that can cause weeks of severe diarrhea, the\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday<\/a>. The bulk of the cases are in Michigan, which has confirmed 3,309 cases.

In a health alert<\/a>, the CDC reported that 1,645 people have been sickened by cyclosporiasis across the country, making it one of the largest outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. in years. The CDC urged doctors to be alert for patients with common symptoms of the infection, including watery diarrhea, bloating and nausea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An additional 5,100 cases are under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing an unusually high number of cyclosporiasis cases this season,\u201d Gwen Biggerstaff, deputy director of the CDC\u2019s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, said during a media call Tuesday. There are usually about 2,700 cases each year, mostly during the summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the CDC, 141 people have been hospitalized since illnesses were first reported in May. No deaths have been reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of cases has spiked in the last two weeks and at least 30 states other than Michigan are reporting clusters of illnesses. The national tally lags behind what states are reporting as the agency must confirm each case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People who\u2019ve tested positive span generations, the CDC reported, ranging in ages from 2 to 95. More than half, 56%, have been women. All became sick starting on June 22. None had traveled outside of the U.S., the CDC reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lettuce, salad greens flagged as potential source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While Michigan has been hit hardest, the CDC said Tuesday it\u2019s likely that multiple outbreaks, from different sources, are occurring at once. The CDC suspects<\/a> that at least 400 of the cases across four states \u2014 Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia \u2014 are connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose cases may be linked as one multistate outbreak,\u201d the CDC\u2019s Biggerstaff said, but \u201cthere are a lot of cases that are not accounted for as part of that multistate outbreak, and there are a number of other investigations that are going on.\u201d

Michigan health officials first flagged lettuce and salad greens as a potential source<\/a> based on more than 1,000 interviews with people who\u2019ve tested positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as of Tuesday, no single product, restaurant, grocer or distributor has been implicated as the source of the current illnesses. There have been no recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggerstaff said it\u2019s likely more cases will be reported through August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Leahy, 56, of Charlotte, North Carolina, tested positive for cyclosporiasis Monday after two weeks of illness, which left her dehydrated and light-headed. \u201cBuckle in,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a 24-hour bug.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leahy said a health department worker called her within hours of testing positive, asking what she\u2019d eaten before she got sick. It was nearly impossible to answer the question, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incubation period for the parasite to make a person sick is up to two weeks, and Leahy had already been sick for two weeks when she tested positive. That means whatever made her ill was likely consumed a month ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Food and Drug Administration, which typically coordinates food investigations and recalls with the CDC, hasn\u2019t publicly identified a specific field, region or <\/strong>supplier of the produce, or where the foods have been distributed. The FDA\u2019s acting deputy commissioner for food, Donald Prater, said during the briefing Tuesday that the agency \u201cis continuing its state-backed investigation on multiple produce items.\u201d That includes lettuce, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesperson for Taco Bell said Tuesday it had \u201cvoluntarily and temporarily removed limited ingredients\u201d at some of its restaurants as a precaution, adding that \u201cpublic health officials have not confirmed a link to Taco Bell or any specific ingredient, supplier, restaurant or retailer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is cyclosporiasis?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cyclosporiasis is a foodborne illness caused by cyclospora, a microscopic parasite. That parasite can spread from human feces to products like lettuce through contaminated water or unsafe food handling.

It\u2019s not very common in the U.S., compared to foodborne outbreaks linked to salmonella, norovirus or E. coli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous outbreaks of cyclosporiasis have been linked to raspberries, bagged lettuce or salads, cilantro, basil, green onions and snow peas. If people eat food contaminated with cyclospora, it may take up to two weeks for people to get sick. The illness can begin with flu-like symptoms, such as fatigue, body aches and loss of appetite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hallmark symptom is severe diarrhea. The illness is most commonly treated with Bactrim, an antibiotic. If people don\u2019t get treatment, symptoms can linger for weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tara Rabin, a former FDA spokesperson who concentrated on food, said it\u2019s likely way too early in the investigation to pinpoint the source or sources of the outbreaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere may be a song and dance going on with a suspected supplier(s) on effectuating recalls internally, but that process often takes time until the scientific tests that can link products to outbreaks start to become available,\u201d she said. Rabin helped oversee the FDA\u2019s investigation into applesauce pouches contaminated with lead<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan\u2019s chief medical executive, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, suggested the source of the outbreak is likely larger than one restaurant chain or grocer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know that contamination usually occurs where the produce was grown or processed, and because distributors supply the same produce to multiple types of establishments,\u201d she said, \u201cit\u2019s unlikely for there to be one single place as the exposure for all of our cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bagdasarian said it\u2019s possible that contaminated produce is already off store shelves because of how long it takes to investigate cases. That doesn\u2019t necessarily mean outbreaks are over, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had one peak of cases with onset of symptoms around June 25. Another peak appears to have developed, with onset of symptoms around July 7,\u201d she said. That suggests two batches of ingredients could be at play, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless, \u201cwe\u2019re not seeing a slowdown in cases,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reducing the risk of illness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cyclospora are notoriously difficult to remove from produce once they latch on. The CDC recommends washing fresh produce <\/a>under clean running water before eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no evidence that soaking food or dousing it with vinegar or commercial vegetable washes is enough to get rid of them. The parasites need to be scrubbed off or cut off as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services advises peeling fresh fruit and vegetables <\/a>after washing because the parasite sits on the outer surfaces. Products labeled \u201cpre-washed\u201d don\u2019t guarantee their safety, according to the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking food is the only way to kill the parasite before eating it.

Reprinted from NBC News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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