CDC Says Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over
By Kelly Cloonan
Public-health officials declared an end to a cyclosporiasis outbreak that spread across the U.S. this summer.
The outbreak, which federal health officials linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Mexican supplier Taylor Farms, has resulted in a total of 12,883 reported cases of the gastrointestinal food-borne illness across 21 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
The CDC said the contaminated lettuce linked to the outbreak is no longer available in stores or restaurants, and the products' best-by dates have passed.
Additionally, recent infections linked to the outbreak have declined, with fewer than two infections per day on average in August compared to a peak of more than 1,000 daily infections, the CDC said.
The Food and Drug Administration said it continues to investigate how the product linked to the outbreak became contaminated with cyclospora, the parasite that causes cyclosporiasis.
Write to Kelly Cloonan at kelly.cloonan@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 11, 2026 13:15 ET (17:15 GMT)
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