CDC reports 145 Cyclospora infections across 17 states; parasite causes severe gastrointestinal illness
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Isabel Keane
Summary
A Cyclospora cayetanensis parasite outbreak causing watery diarrhea, nausea, and fatigue has infected 145 people across 17 U.S. states between May 1 and June 16, with 20 hospitalizations. The CDC reports the largest concentration in New York, and none of those infected had recently traveled abroad. Symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, cramping, bloating, increased gas, nausea, and fatigue.
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bskyCDC reports 145 Cyclospora infections across 17 states; parasite causes severe gastrointestinal illnessindependent.co.ukKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 145 people between the ages of five and 86 contracted the parasite, Cyclospora cayetanensis, between May 1 and June 16.
Twenty of those infected have been hospitalized.
None of those who became sick from the parasite have traveled outside the country recently.
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