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Explosive diarrhea: US authority rows back at cause

According to the U.S. Department of Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1,600 patients had reported in branches of the restaurant chain

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1,600 patients had eaten at Taco Bell restaurant chain stores in five states. Earlier, the CDC had reported that cyclosporiasis infections had been confirmed in more than 1,600 people. As of July 2026, there are no confirmed positive test results for Cyclospora, the FDA said.

Furthermore, A further 5100 cases are still being investigated, it was said in the middle of the week. According to the CDC, the parasite is usually not transmitted from person to person, but via food or water contaminated with faeces. First, iceberg lettuce was suspected of causing thousands of cases of diarrhea in the US: The U.S. Food Administration FDA is now rowing back and no longer suspects the company, which initially came into focus, of being responsible for the outbreak of a parasite Cyclospora.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1,600 patients had eaten at Taco Bell restaurant chain stores in five states.
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Earlier, the CDC had reported that cyclosporiasis infections had been confirmed in more than 1,600 people.
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As of July 2026, there are no confirmed positive test results for Cyclospora, the FDA said.
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A further 5100 cases are still being investigated, it was said in the middle of the week.
reliability low1/2 sources
According to the CDC, the parasite is usually not transmitted from person to person, but via food or water contaminated with faeces.
reliability low1/2 sources
First, iceberg lettuce was suspected of causing thousands of cases of diarrhea in the US: The U.S. Food Administration FDA is now rowing back and no longer suspects the company, which initially came into focus, of being responsible for the outbreak of a parasite Cyclospora.
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FDA and CDC had a suspicion just last week, the FDA had expressed the suspicion that small-cut iceberg lettuce was the source of the parasite.
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