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Tracking Cyclospora in a DNA-Blank World | Orlando News
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Cyclospora’s silent spread is throwing a wrench in federal outbreak tracking—no DNA traces, no lab-grown samples, just shaky memories and a two-week incubation period. After the FDA made tracking this sneaky parasite optional in 2025, the once-critical FoodNet system lost its bite, leaving experts scrambling to spot outbreaks without the tools to match genetic fingerprints. With salmonella and E. coli easily traceable, cyclospora’s ghostly trail makes early detection nearly impossible—yet the CDC still insists doctors test for it.
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