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Set us as preferred The massive diarrhea-causing parasitic outbreak that sickened tens of thousands of people across 21 states over the summer has ended, though officials continue to investigate the cause of contamination. On Friday, the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the cyclosporiasis outbreak officially over, saying the number of recent infections — primarily in the Midwest and on the East Coast — has significantly declined and linked recalled products are past their shelf life and out of stores.
Between May 1 and Tuesday, the CDC recorded 12,883 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, 570 hospitalizations and 2 cyclosporiasis-related deaths. “At this time, there is no risk of people getting sick with cyclosporiasis from this source,” according to the CDC.
There are no known cyclosporiasis outbreaks in California, but officials say case numbers are higher than they expected for this point in the season. Officials with the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration are still investigating the processed iceberg lettuce from Ta ylor Farms that was linked to the outbreak.
Two months ago, epidemiological information collected by the CDC found that thousands of people had become ill after eating Taco Bell meals containing shredded iceberg lettuce between June 22 and July 20. The supply at the eateries was traced back to a Taylor Farms facility in Central Mexico.
In mid-July, the company — which also operates as Taylor Fresh Foods — removed the outsourced lettuce from the U.S. market and issued a voluntary recall of potentially contaminated products.
Despite outperforming other fast food chains and posting impressive same-store sales, the Mexican-inspired chain Taco Bell has taken a hit after being linked to Cyclospora. A sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico did at one point falsely test positive for the cyclosporiasis parasite.
However, FDA officials said the false positive did not change the course of the outbreak investigation, “or the overwhelming epidemiological data supporting the ... voluntary recall by Taylor Farms.” According to the CDC, cyclosporiasis is rarely fatal.
The two people who died during the outbreak were both from the epicenter state, Michigan, and may have had underlying health conditions that made them vulnerable to the gastrointestinal illness and dehydration that can come with the disease.
Officials say at the peak of the outbreak, before the recall, more than 1,000 infections occurred in a single day. By August, fewer than 2 infections were occurring per day, on average.
California was not a part of the multistate outbreak. However, the state public health department did see an uptick in cyclosporiasis cases.
Michigan health authorities were in touch with Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum! Brands Inc., about cyclospora weeks before the company officially alerted consumers.
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