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More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread

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The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan has topped 7,100 as health officials continue to track a parasite that can cause diarrhea and nausea after contaminated food is eaten.  

At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what’s already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history

Bill Hemmer reports on the FDA’s continued investigation into the widespread cyclospora outbreak impacting 34 states and over 6,000 cases. Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas confirms Taylor Farms lettuce from Central Mexico as the likelythe epidemiological and traceback data guiding their probe and provides essential safety tips for consumers to prevent further infections

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services discussed the recent increase in cyclosporiasis and the steps people can take to protect themselves on Tuesday. 

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday the cyclosporiasis outbreak was “under control” even as health authorities continue to search for answers about why thousands of people in the U.S. have gotten sick

The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan continues to grow in the hundreds each day as health officials continue to track a parasite that can cause diarrhea and nausea after contaminated food is eaten.  

Lettuce sold at some Taco Bell locations in the United States was initially linked to the cyclospora outbreak.

Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic gastrointestinal illness, is spreading across the U.S., sickening thousands and hospitalizing hundreds. Below, Bill Hanage, professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, shares what’s important to know about the disease and this atypically large outbreak