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Michigan has reported two deaths in its ongoing Cyclospora outbreak, a wave of parasitic infections that has affected over 11,000 people in the state.
Since early May, 193 people in Michigan have been hospitalized with cases of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection, called cyclosporiasis. The parasite can enter the body when someone consumes food or water contaminated with the organism, and the cases in Michigan have been linked to iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
These two deaths are the first reported in the Michigan outbreak, as well as the first deaths documented in any of the ongoing Cyclospora outbreaks in the United States.
Multiple outbreaks have been detected in the country in recent months, ...
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