Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state's health department said Aug. 3, marking the first fatalities in the largest U.S. outbreak of the intestinal illness. Both individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration, according to medical records.
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Cyclosporiasis disease outbreak is a foodborne parasitic illness caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis from contaminated food or water resulting in explosive diarrhea and digestive illness.
Lettuce from Taylor Farms in Mexico is the culprit in some of the recent cases of cyclosporiasis, according to a Food and Drug Administration investigation. Lettuce grows on a farm in California, which so far seems safe.
