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Cyclospora Outbreak

July 19 – August 6, 2026 Updated Aug 6

Every published chapter of The Fold's coverage of Cyclospora Outbreak, in one place — oldest to newest, updated as the story develops.

National

Cyclospora outbreak tied to Taco Bell lettuce reaches 1,644 cases in five states

Cyclospora infections linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell have reached 1,644 reported cases across five states, with 94 hospitalisations. The FDA traced the lettuce to a single Mexican supplier.

National

Cyclospora: Michigan alone reports 7,171 cases as FDA retracts its only positive test

Michigan’s state count of 7,171 is more than four times the federal outbreak figure, and the FDA has withdrawn the one lettuce sample that tested positive.

National

CDC figures show the lettuce recall accounts for under half of this year’s confirmed cyclospora cases

The Taco Bell-linked outbreak has grown to 1,947 cases across nine states. But the CDC has logged 4,173 laboratory-confirmed cyclosporiasis cases nationally since 1 May, plus more than 7,400 awaiting confirmation — which resolves the case-count gap this site reported last week.

National

The lettuce outbreak now accounts for under a third of confirmed cyclospora cases, down from about half

The CDC’s named outbreak has been frozen at 1,947 cases since 24 July, while its national surveillance page — updated on the 28th — moved from 4,173 laboratory-confirmed cases to 6,707 across 45 states.

National

Cyclospora’s first two deaths, and Michigan alone reports six times the national outbreak count

Michigan attributes the deaths to its own 11,234-case outbreak, not to the nine-state outbreak the CDC has been counting at 1,947. One state is reporting 67% more cases than the CDC records for the whole country.

National Latest

Cyclospora outbreak triples to 6,358 cases in 15 states after the CDC widened what counts as a case

The count had not moved for twelve days. Then the CDC expanded the outbreak from people who ate at Taco Bell to anyone who ate the recalled lettuce, and it tripled — largely with illnesses that began before the recall.

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