Michigan Cyclosporiasis Cases Jump to 3,309 as Lettuce Emerges in 44-Hospitalization Outbreak
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Updated · Forbes · Jul 13
Michigan Cyclosporiasis Cases Jump to 3,309 as Lettuce Emerges in 44-Hospitalization Outbreak
3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jul 13
Summary
Michigan logged nearly 700 new cyclosporiasis cases Tuesday, lifting its outbreak total to 3,309 across the state, with 44 people hospitalized.
Preliminary state findings point to lettuce or other salad greens as a common exposure, though investigators and the CDC say no single product has been definitively identified.
Monroe County and Wayne County, which includes Detroit, are the hardest-hit areas as Michigan's case count has more than doubled from 1,562 on Friday.
The surge comes as the CDC had reported 843 confirmed U.S. cases as of Thursday and was reviewing 1,500 more, one year after dropping Cyclospora from a key FoodNet monitoring list.