In response to an alarming increase in cyclosporiasis cases, health officials across the United States are conducting a ...

Infections caused by a microscopic parasite called Cyclospora have been reported in at least 18 states, with numbers continuing to climb. Contaminated fresh produce is typically the source of the ...

USA TODAY reached out to major national fast-food chains asking if they are doing anything different during the uptick in ...

A parasite that causes bouts of “explosive diarrhea” has surfaced in California as a fast-growing outbreak sweeps across the ...

Simply washing fruits and vegetables with water might not be enough to remove the parasite behind the U.S. outbreak.

Michigan alone has reported more than 700 cases of the seasonal food poisoning parasite often linked to fresh produce. Why ...

Parasite cyclospora spreads through produce and water contaminated with feces and causes the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis ...

Cases of cyclosporiasis, which causes explosive diarrhea and other food poisoning symptoms, have topped 1,000. See which ...

People usually become infected from eating contaminated food or water.

Cyclosporiasis is caused by a microscopic parasite called cyclospora cayatenensis, which is common in tropical and subtropical parts of the world.

Cyclosporiasis is a type of food poisoning that can cause severe diarrheal illness, but it is not usually life-threatening.

Wisconsin is one of 17 states reporting cases of an intestinal illness linked to a microscopic parasite.