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FDA Finds Cyclospora Parasite at Mexican Farm Behind Lettuce Outbreak
Health

FDA Finds Cyclospora Parasite at Mexican Farm Behind Lettuce Outbreak

FDA inspectors have detected cyclospora at the Mexican farm responsible for the largest foodborne outbreak of the parasite in US history, finding it in a wastewater tank and a drainage ditch used for lettuce cultivation. The discovery comes after the CDC declared the outbreak over — but not before it had infected nearly 13,000 people.

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