US declares end of largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak

The FDA says contaminated lettuce has been removed from the market after nearly 13,000 linked cases.Published On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026United States health authorities have officially declared the nation’s largest recorded outbreak of cyclosporiasis over, after contaminated iceberg lettuce sickened nearly 13,000 people across 21 states.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday it is confident that all recalled lettuce linked to the outbreak has been removed from the market.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US says more than 1,400 infected by parasitic Cyclospora illness outbreaklist 2 of 3US announces first two deaths from cyclospora outbreak in Michiganlist 3 of 3Erica Schwartz confirmed as new CDC chief amid US agency turmoilend of listThe CDC has recorded 12,883 cases linked to the outbreak, including 570 hospitalisations and two deaths.Symptoms of a cyclosporiasis infection usually appear about a week after a person eats contaminated food or drinks contaminated water, although they can develop as early as two days or as late as two weeks after exposure.The most common symptom is frequent, watery diarrhoea, but the infection can also cause l...