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Updated · WDIV ClickOnDetroit · Jul 27
Michigan Cyclosporiasis Cases Top 9,253 With 160 Hospitalized as Lettuce Probe Continues
Updated
Updated · WDIV ClickOnDetroit · Jul 27

Michigan Cyclosporiasis Cases Top 9,253 With 160 Hospitalized as Lettuce Probe Continues

3 articles · Updated · WDIV ClickOnDetroit · Jul 27

Summary

  • Michigan reported 9,253 confirmed cyclosporiasis cases since June 22, up from 8,176 in the prior state update, with 160 hospitalizations recorded as of July 23.
  • State health officials are still tracing the source, but said lettuce or salad greens remain possible drivers of the outbreak.
  • MDHHS urged residents to favor whole heads of lettuce over bagged salads, discard outer leaves, wash inner leaves, and cook greens to at least 158F when possible because Cyclospora can resist routine washing.
  • The CDC said cases have been identified in 34 states and expects illnesses to keep rising through the end of August, when the usual Cyclospora season ends.

Insights

With standard medical tests missing the bug, how many fast-food customers are unknowingly harboring this resilient intestinal parasite?
Could the pre-washed salad currently sitting in your fridge be hiding a parasite that survives standard chemical sanitizers?