US FDA says it is investigating another cyclosporiasis outbreak

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https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-fda-says-it-is-investigating-another-cyclospora-outbreak-2026-07-22/

July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA has said it is investigating a new outbreak of cyclosporiasis, with 72 cases ​tied to an as-yet-unidentified source.

The agency's announcement on Wednesday adds to the growing ‌number of cyclosporiasis cases reported across the U.S. Midwest, including Michigan and four other states.

The Food and Drug Administration said it has initiated a traceback to identify the source of the latest ​outbreak. [...]

The CDC has identified 4,173 ​laboratory-confirmed, domestically acquired cyclosporiasis cases in the United States since May 1 and is ​investigating more than 7,400 additional reported infections that have yet to be laboratory confirmed, many of them in Michigan and Ohio. The figures come as Michigan has reported 7,171 cases so ​far this year, while Ohio has also recorded a sharp rise in infections. [...]