Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says they are scouring food supply chain for culprit, which may be lettuce What is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea? Federal health officials said they expect the outbreaks of cyclospora – a parasite that causes watery, explosive diarrhea – across the US to continue through August as they scour the food supply chain for the culprit. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified 1,645 lab-conf...

By Jessica Glenza