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Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases
What is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea?
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Illness surging in Michigan and other US states is rarely life-threatening, CDC says – but it can have severe effects Cases of cyclosporiasis – a parasitic illness that can cause “explosive”, watery diarrhea – have surged across the United States in recent days, health officials have said, with an abnormally large outbreak of almost 1,000 cases reported in Michigan . Michigan typically reports about 50 cases a year, making the current outbreak the largest in the state’s history and one of the nation’s biggest in recent years. Ohio has also reported a sharp increase, with 177 cases as of 2 July, since the CDC’s last count. Continue reading...
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