parasite
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Michigan, the hardest-hit state, reports more than 5,000 cases—nearly twice the number of people who get the parasite nationwide in an average year.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
US officials on Friday pinned the source of a diarrhea-causing foodborne parasite as shredded iceberg lettuce used by the fast food chain Taco Bell.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
So what is this parasite and should you be worried?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The cyclospora parasite can spread on farms via human fecal matter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The parasite breeds there, and then baby parasites get crapped out into the water by birds, whereupon they meet with a fish, and the cycle begins anew.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by viruses, bacteria like E. coli, or microscopic parasites like Cyclospora are fairly regular occurrences.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Cyclospora are microscopic parasites that only infect humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
According to the researchers, the study highlights how strongly diet influences the entire gut ecosystem, from parasites and microbes to the immune system itself.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Scans found huge swellings on Lowri's brain around the parasites.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The parasite breeds there, and then baby parasites get crapped out into the water by birds, whereupon they meet with a fish, and the cycle begins anew.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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