Ohio Cyclospora Cases Double to 2,650 as CDC Sends Investigators for 3 Weeks
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Updated · WLWT Cincinnati · Jul 23
Ohio Cyclospora Cases Double to 2,650 as CDC Sends Investigators for 3 Weeks
3 articles · Updated · WLWT Cincinnati · Jul 23
Summary
Ohio reported 2,650 Cyclospora cases Thursday, up from 1,320 a week earlier, making it the state with the nation’s second-highest total after Michigan.
CDC investigators are heading to Ohio for about three weeks after the state requested Epi-Aid support to interview patients, collect exposure histories and analyze data for common foods and locations.
Hamilton County’s count rose to 23 from 17, while federal teams work to identify case clusters and coordinate tracing across several affected states.
FDA and CDC still focus on lettuce linked to Taylor Farms despite a false positive disclosed Sunday; the agency said the tested sample was unrelated to the company’s recall.
Taylor Farms’ voluntary recall of lettuce shipped from Mexico remains in effect, and Taco Bell has also recalled Taylor Farms lettuce served at its restaurants.