CDC expands cyclospora outbreak investigation to 9 states, links cases to iceberg lettuce

CDC expanded cyclospora outbreak investigation to Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania, now totaling nine states.

Outbreak linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico.

,947 people infected with cyclospora parasite reported eating at Taco Bell in the nine states.

Illnesses reported between June 22 and July 20 in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.