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Michigan is facing a massive cyclosporiasis outbreak—with over 9,000 cases, far surpassing the usual 50 annual cases and 160 hospitalizations. Health officials are racing to pinpoint the cause, noting a July 13 peak and delays in lab testing that muddy the data. The illness has spread across 70 of Michigan’s 82 counties. While case numbers may be leveling off, experts caution it’s too early to declare a decline, due to the parasite’s long incubation period. The outbreak is linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico, recalled nationwide and already affecting Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. If the recall succeeds in removing contaminated product, Michigan’s numbers should begin to stabilize—and hopefully drop—in the coming weeks.

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