Record Cyclospora Outbreak Hits 1,400+ Cases; Health Officials Urge Continued Produce Consumption

Over 1,400 people infected with parasitic cyclosporiasis illness across the United States, with significant outbreak concentration in North Carolina.

Across the United States, more than 1,400 people have fallen ill with cyclosporiasis in what officials are calling the largest outbreak of this parasitic illness the country has ever recorded, with North Carolina's Wake County bearing a particularly heavy share of the burden. The parasite, carried through contaminated fresh produce, moves invisibly through a food system designed for speed and scale — a reminder that the same networks that nourish millions can, when compromised, spread harm just as efficiently. Public health authorities, rather than sounding retreat from fruits and vegetables,

Record Cyclospora Outbreak Hits 1,400+ Cases; Health Officials Urge Continued Produce Consumption

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