US cyclospora outbreak tops 8,100 cases as lettuce probe widens
What's new: The CDC warned consumers not to eat recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
What's new: The CDC warned consumers not to eat recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
What's new: The CDC has linked 1,947 Taco Bell customers to the outbreak, while Michigan alone reports more than 8,100 infections.
What's new: Federal investigators linked 1,947 illnesses and at least 98 hospitalizations to exposure at Taco Bell locations.
Why it matters: The CDC count is the highest since 1991, with cases in 43 states and Washington, D.C.
What's new: The CDC is probing more than 7,400 additional suspected infections after 308 hospitalizations and no reported deaths.
What's new: Regulators said the lab error involved one sample, but they still tie more than 1,600 illnesses to shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico.
What's new: officials say recalls are in place, but the FDA still lacks a lab-confirmed positive sample from the suspected product.
What's new: The agency said a weekend positive cyclospora test was wrong, but traceback data still points to shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico.
What's new: New York City logged 273 infections and Ohio reported more than 360 as investigators still have not identified the source.