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CDC confirms over 1,600 US cases of diarrhea parasite outbreak

CDC says lab-confirmed US cases of diarrhoea-causing parasite top 1,600, expects count to riseUS gripped by major outbreak of intestinal infections

The CDC confirmed 1,645 lab-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis across the United States on Tuesday, with spread driven by a foodborne parasite in a widespread outbreak.

More than half of US states are now affected, and health officials expect the count to rise significantly in the coming weeks. This outbreak matters because it highlights the vulnerability of national food supply chains to parasitic contamination and could trigger broader public health measures.

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