AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Two Michigan residents die from parasitic outbreak traced to Mexican lettuce
Michigan has confirmed the first two U.S. deaths linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak that has now sickened more than 20,000 people across 45 states, with contaminated lettuce from Mexico at the center of the crisis. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed both fatalities in a statement to Fox Weather, saying the two […] The post Two Michigan residents die from parasitic outbreak traced to Mexican lettuce appeared first on American Almanac .
Michigan has confirmed the first two U.S. deaths linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak that has now sickened more than 20,000 people across 45 states, with contaminated lettuce from Mexico at the center of the crisis. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed both fatalities in a statement to Fox Weather , saying the two residents had "significant underlying health conditions that may have been worsened by the parasite, leading to dehydration." The state declined to release additional details about the deceased, including their identities or the exact dates of death. The deaths mark the first confirmed fatalities from the outbreak, which federal investigators have traced to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from Taylor…Open