Basil Cyclospora Outbreak Strikes Three MN Restaurants Leaving 35 Sick
CyclosporaThree Minnesota restaurants are part of a Cyclospora outbreak linked to imported basil from Mexico that has sickened 35 people. Twenty-six illnesses are associated with City Market in Rochester, four illnesses are associated with Outback Steakhouse…
Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Siga Logistics Basil From Mexico
CyclosporaA multi-state Cyclospora outbreak has been linked to Siga Logistics Basil from Mexico. At least 132 people in 11 states have been sickened, people in four states ate the contaminated product at restaurants. Four people have been hospitalized. Consumers…
Cyclospora Outbreak Strikes New York City
CyclosporaA Cyclospora outbreak in New York City has sickened more than 90 people so far this year. About 40 people have been sickened since July 1, 2019, about the same number of cases typically reported annually. Health officials have not yet…
Cyclospora Outbreak at Taste Restaurant in South Haven, MI Sickens 8
CyclosporaEight people have been sickened in a Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taste restaurant in South Haven MI. At least 14 other suspected cases have occurred since June in the southwestern part of the state. State health officials are asking people…
Massachusetts Cyclospora Outbreak, More Than 100 Sick
CyclosporaMore than 100 people in Massachusetts are part of a Cyclospora outbreak that health officials believe is linked to contaminated produce. The state health department is working with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to determine the specific…
First Lawsuit Filed in Cyclospora Outbreak at Cooper's Hawk in Jacksonville, FL
CyclosporaThe Cyclospora attorneys at national food safety law firm, Pritzker Hageman, P.A., filed the first Cyclospora outbreak lawsuit against Cooper's Hawk in Jacksonville, FL. The suit was filed today in Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit Court. The…
Multiple Cases of Cyclospora Food Poisoning Reported in New York
Cyclospora, NewsMultiple cases of Cyclospora food poisoning have been reported in New York's Capital Region. The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating the illnesses, along with the Albany County Department of Health, Montgomery County Public…
Cyclospora Outbreak Sickens 80 at Cooper's Hawk Winery in Florida
Cyclospora, Outbreak, PathogensA Cyclospora outbreak has sickened nearly 80 people who ate at Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant in Jacksonville, FL. The people sickened ate at the restaurant between June 10th and June 24th. Many were attending a charity banquet held by…
Cyclospora: 8 Weeks is a Long Time to Have Diarrhea
CyclosporaEach summer, the subtropical parasite Cyclospora makes its way to the U.S. on imported produce causing food poisoning symptoms that, if untreated, can last more than two months. Last summer, two Cyclospora outbreaks sickened more than 700 people.…