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Michigan and at least two dozen other states are reporting rising cases of cyclosporiasis, a foodborne infection caused by a stomach parasite that causes severe and sometimes explosive diarrhea. More ...

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You may want to be extra cautious with your fresh fruit and veggie platter this holiday weekend: An explosive diarrhea-causing parasite is behind a surge of summer food poisoning cases right before ...

Beware, Kentuckiana. A parasite causing "explosive diarrhea" across the country is on the rise in the region. Cases of cyclosporiasis have been rising in several states, and according to Norton ...

Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation's ...

A nationwide outbreak of the intestinal parasite cyclosporiasis has spread to Ohio. The parasite is spread by consuming food or water contaminated with feces, with U.S. outbreaks often linked to fresh ...

North Carolina is once again dealing with a rise in Cyclospora cases, a microscopic parasite known for unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms, including "explosive diarrhea." Cyclospora spreads when ...

Cyclosporiasis, a nasty parasitic infection that causes bouts of “explosive” watery diarrhea, has sickened hundreds of people in Michigan and other parts of the United States. Cases of the ...

The CDC is working to figure out what's behind a certain parasitic infection whose biggest symptom is "explosive" diarrhea. Cyclosporiasis is causing illness in thousands of people across 34 states so ...

A Cyclospora outbreak has reached at least 34 states. Here’s what to know to keep yourself safe. On Tuesday, July 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it had received reports ...