- Big lettuce-linked outbreak: more than 17,180 confirmed cyclosporiasis cases this summer, centered in the Midwest (especially Michigan and Ohio) and tied in part to a Taylor Farms iceberg‑lettuce recall.
- Symptoms can be nasty and long-lasting — watery diarrhea and cramps that sometimes last weeks; there have been hospitalizations and two reported deaths among vulnerable people.
- Good small‑talk/safety notes: the season seems to be cooling off, but people are avoiding prewashed bagged salads, peeling outer lettuce leaves (or cooking produce) and checking recall dates for affected lettuce.
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