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Nearly 13,000 cases of the illness had been linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms that was processed in Mexico. An investigation into how the parasite spread is continuing.

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NYT Health left
Nearly 13,000 cases of the illness had been linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms that was processed in Mexico. An investigation into how the parasite spread is continuing.
The Washington Post left
The CDC is officially declaring an end to the outbreak of a microscopic parasite that sickened thousands and was linked to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
The Guardian left
Outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which infected 12,882 people and led to two deaths The US’s largest recorded multi-state outbreak of sickness caused by the cyclospora parasite has ended, federal health officials announced on Friday. The record outbreak of cyclosporiasis was linked to processed iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in central Mexico, which infected 12,883 people across 21 states and led to 570 hospitalizations and two deaths. Continue reading...
The Hill center
The country’s largest outbreak of cyclospora illness has ended, federal health officials said Friday. The foodborne illness linked to contaminated lettuce sickened 12,883 people across 21 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with more than 500 people hospitalized. Two people died in Michigan, which was the hardest-hit state, though health authorities…
Bloomberg News center
The US CDC declared an end to the outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness caused by a parasite found in iceberg lettuce, which caused thousands of infections and two deaths this summer.