outbreak
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Taco Bell suffered a setback amid a period of growth earlier this summer when a parasitic outbreak was linked to lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in five states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Authorities in Zambia have warned people not to eat meat from wildlife after dozens of wild animals, including hippos, elephants, buffalo and a crocodile died following an anthrax outbreak.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The CDC declared the outbreak over; the FDA, meanwhile, is still trying to determine exactly how the lettuce became contaminated.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The FDA did — and its investigation is still continuing even though the CDC has declared the outbreak over.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
They were monkeys from Room F, the original hot spot of the outbreak, some of monkeys that had been sacrificed by Dan Dalgard.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
There are no known cyclosporiasis outbreaks in California, but officials say case numbers are higher than they expected for this point in the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Videos shared on social media can make unverified claims appear more believable, he says, because of their immediacy, describing this as "one of the most significant differences" between the current digital environment and earlier outbreaks.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
At Cava, sales started to slip around the end of its quarter ended July 12 because of recent cyclospora outbreaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I’m in a panic over this lettuce situation,” she admits, referring to the cyclosporiasis outbreaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Each of these outbreaks had followed forest spraying with insecticides.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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