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- 1Michigan's record cyclospora outbreak seen as a warning▼Michigan’s historic cyclospora outbreak may be a warning of what’s ahead
Michigan is experiencing its largest recorded cyclospora outbreak, a foodborne intestinal illness caused by a parasite often linked to contaminated produce. Health officials in the state are tracking a historic number of cases, and reporting frames the surge as a possible sign of what other regions may face as conditions for such outbreaks change. The scale of the outbreak has drawn attention to food safety and public health monitoring.
- 2Raw milk cheese E. coli outbreak sickens 13 across nine states●Sierra Nevada Graziers Raw Milk Cheese E. coli O26 Outbreak: 13 Sick in California, Nevada, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee and Utah — 8 Hospitalized, 3 with HUS
A multistate E. coli O26 outbreak has been linked to raw milk cheese from Sierra Nevada Graziers, with 13 people sickened across California, Nevada, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee and Utah. Eight have been hospitalized and three developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious kidney complication. Health officials are investigating as consumers are warned to avoid the affected cheese.