Dartmouth Health Identifies 16 Cyclospora Exposures Tied to Recalled Taylor Farms Lettuce
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Updated · WCAX · Jul 23
Dartmouth Health Identifies 16 Cyclospora Exposures Tied to Recalled Taylor Farms Lettuce
3 articles · Updated · WCAX · Jul 23
Summary
Sixteen people — including 10 employees — were identified as exposed to Cyclospora after eating lettuce at Cheshire Medical Center’s cafeteria in Keene, while New Hampshire has confirmed nine illnesses.
The exposure was traced to Taylor Farms lettuce later recalled after being served on the hospital salad bar, which the medical center has since removed.
State officials urged anyone who ate lettuce at the medical center from early June through Monday and developed diarrhea to seek testing and report suspected illness.
The CDC has confirmed more than 4,000 cyclospora cases and 300 hospitalizations across 41 states, and officials said recalled lettuce also went to other food-service sites, not retail stores.