Officials widen lettuce-linked cyclospora outbreak probe to 20 states
Cases of a parasitic illness linked to iceberg lettuce have been confirmed in 20 states, health officials said, as the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history keeps growing. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursda.
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- Published: Aug 28, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC
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