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Cyclospora in the Salad Bowl
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 18th July 2026The United States is experiencing an unusually large outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a prolonged diarrheal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. Although the disease is rarely fatal, it can produce weeks of watery diarrhea, fatigue, anorexia, abdominal distress, volume contraction, and weight loss. Its tendency to disappear briefly and then return makes it particularly…
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