'Explosive diarrhea' outbreak source remains a mystery
- 'Explosive diarrhoea' outbreak remains a mystery as officials struggle to find sources32 minutes agoMadeline HalpertandKayla EpsteinPAUL J.
- RICHARDS/AFP via Getty ImagesTracking the origin of an outbreak in the US that causes explosive diarrhoea has proved a challenge for public health experts searching for answers about how it started - and how it's spreading.
- Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that spreads through contaminated water or food, often during the summer, has now reached 34 states and infected nearly 7,000 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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- Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that spreads through contaminated water or food, often during the summer, has now reached 34 states and infected nearly 7,000 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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- 'Explosive diarrhoea' outbreak remains a mystery as officials struggle to find sources32 minutes agoMadeline HalpertandKayla EpsteinPAUL J.
- RICHARDS/AFP via Getty ImagesTracking the origin of an outbreak in the US that causes explosive diarrhoea has proved a challenge for public health experts searching for answers about how it started - and how it's spreading.
Sources: The Independent, BBC News