CDC Links 175 Nebraska, Iowa Cyclospora Cases to Taylor Farms Lettuce Outbreak
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Updated · WOWT · Aug 5
CDC Links 175 Nebraska, Iowa Cyclospora Cases to Taylor Farms Lettuce Outbreak
3 articles · Updated · WOWT · Aug 5
Summary
Nebraska logged 92 illnesses and Iowa 83 that the CDC on Wednesday tied to the national Cyclospora outbreak traced to Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce.
The link expands a 15-state lettuce outbreak that the CDC said had reached 6,358 illnesses as of Wednesday, after cases first surfaced in June.
Local counts had already been climbing: Douglas County, Nebraska, reported 71 confirmed cases Tuesday, Lincoln-Lancaster had 33 by July 29, and Iowa said lab-confirmed infections peaked at more than 90 in the week of July 5.
Taco Bell had already pulled the affected lettuce from its restaurants, while health officials continue sorting which county and state cases belong to the Taylor Farms-linked outbreak.
Cyclospora symptoms can appear two days to two weeks after exposure, complicating efforts to trace infections during a broad multistate foodborne outbreak.