The CDC is finally planning to form a formal response team weeks into a nationwide Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened nearly 23,000 people across 47 states and killed two. The Trump administration has been criticized for sluggish communication, with updated case data still missing from official CDC and FDA outbreak pages despite the crisis escalating since June.
Background
Cyclospora is a parasitic infection spread through contaminated food and water, causing severe gastrointestinal symptoms. This outbreak represents one of the largest foodborne illness events in recent US history.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026 at 02:11 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10