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Cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan rose slightly, state health officials reported on Wednesday, with more than 3,700 cases reported

Officials are still investigating whether a specific food or produce item is thehat can cause diarrhea and other gastrointestinal issues

Nearly 7,000 people nationwide may have cyclosporiasis, a foodborne illness that can cause weeks of severe diarrhea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. The bulk of the cases are in Michigan, which has confirmed 3,309 cases on its own

In recent weeks, headlines about an “explosive diarrhea” parasite have been seemingly everywhere, causing widespread concern. Cyclosporiasis typically spreads through contaminated food, and it’s been sickening thousands across the United States

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A parasitic infection that causes miserable bouts of “explosive” diarrhea is surging across the United States at rates that appear to be higher than this time last year. Meanwhile, public health authorities are racing to identify the

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Nearly 3,000 people have been sickened with a gastrointestinal illness called cyclosporiasis, a foodborne infection marked by intense, watery diarrhea, according to state health departments across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that 31 states have reported cases of cyclosporiasis and 86 people have been hospitalized

Ohio is second in the nation for cases of an intestinal parasite that causes explosive diarrhea amid a nationwide outbreak, with the number more than doubling in the past week