Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states
Federal health officials have linked cyclospora outbreaks in four additional states to the same iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico that has sickened thousands of people in the Midwest. The new states are Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. They join Michigan, Oh.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated intelligence & security brief. The source report from The Hill says: Federal health officials have linked cyclospora outbreaks in four additional states to the same iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico that has sickened thousands of people in the Midwest. The new states are Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. They join Michigan, Oh.
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- Primary source: The Hill
- Published: Jul 24, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Intelligence & Security
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- Topic signals: developing story metadata
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- Source published: Jul 24, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC
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