US Cyclospora Cases Top 17,180 as Taylor Farms Lettuce Outbreak Drives 10,930

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 24

17,180 lab-confirmed Cyclospora infections have been recorded across 48 states and Washington, DC, since May 1, the CDC said, up 1,464 from Aug. 18; two deaths and 922 hospitalizations have been reported.
10,930 of those cases and 454 hospitalizations were tied to the largest known US outbreak, which the FDA traced to recalled Taylor Farms Iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico and linked to 17 states.
Michigan remains the center of the biggest cluster, with 14,277 state-reported cases as of Aug. 20, while New Mexico was newly added to the CDC's confirmed-case map, leaving only Delaware and Hawaii without federal confirmations.
The CDC said its totals lag state reports by about six weeks and that 11,841 additional cases still await lab confirmation; it is also tracking at least six other clusters that have not yet been linked to a source.
Taylor Farms faces added scrutiny over alleged efforts to influence the FDA investigation and public messaging, allegations the company denies as officials say epidemiological evidence still supports the recall.