Cyclospora outbreak spreads across 45 states; lettuce linked to parasite cases

Hundreds of people across multiple states have contracted cyclosporiasis, experiencing diarrhea and gastrointestinal illness from contaminated lettuce.

A microscopic parasite has quietly threaded itself through the American food supply, turning one of the most ordinary ingredients — a leaf of lettuce — into a vector of illness spanning forty-five states. Cyclospora, largely unknown to the general public, has sickened hundreds and exposed the fragility of the systems that carry food from field to table. As investigators trace the contamination back through farms, processors, and distributors, the outbreak reminds us that the distance between abundance and vulnerability is often measured in things too small to see.

Cyclospora outbreak spreads across 45 states; lettuce linked to parasite cases

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