The CDC added more than 3,100 new cases to the iceberg outbreak, but they could reflect a reporting lag.
Michigan tops 12,000 Cyclospora cases as the CDC adds almost 3,500 infections to the US total.
Most cases reported in Michigan are from people with symptoms starting before July 16.
Although cases continue to mount, experts say it doesn’t necessarily mean that the outbreak is ongoing.
The decedents had significant underlying health conditions.
Cyclosporiasis cases in a second outbreak not connected to lettuce continue to climb nationwide.
Infrequent communication from the federal government about the large Cyclospora outbreak caused a “big black hole for information.”
The response to the current large outbreak is a communications failure, not a failure of the investigation.
Trace-back investigation finds new cases in 4 additional states: Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.
The trace-back investigation for the new outbreak is underway as cases mount across the country.
