Four States Have Been Linked to the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now confirmed the presence of a multistate outbreak of the parasite-based sickness cyclosporiasis impacting "at least four midwestern states."

Since confirming it was investigating a spike in cases of the condition, which can cause "explosive" diarrhea, the CDC has said there was "no evidence of a single, multistate" outbreak. On Tuesday, the CDC acknowledged that hundreds of cases appear to be linked to the same common source that is spreading the cyclospora parasite.

However, that exact source has not yet been confirmed, Gwen Biggerstaff, the deputy director of the CDC’s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, said during a call with reporters on Tuesday. Michigan is one of four states in which the CDC has confirmed a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis. Nearby Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky are also in that group.

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