美国疾病控制中心已确认环孢子虫病疫情规模扩大至15个州，这是已知最大规模的该病疫情 [1]。截至7月28日，已报告6707例实验室确诊病例和约11500例待确认疑似病例 [1]。病例遍布45个州，其中密歇根州和俄亥俄州是疫情的主要集中地 [1]。最新纳入官方疫情范围的州包括阿肯色州、爱荷华州、密苏里州、内布拉斯加州、新罕布什尔州和北卡罗来纳州 [1]。
美国食品和药物管理局已确认泰勒农场公司生产的冰山生菜为一次疫情的源头 [1]。该公司已自愿召回在27个州餐厅和15个州杂货店销售的生菜 [1]。与受污染冰山生菜关联的疫情涉及伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州、堪萨斯州、肯塔基州、密歇根州、俄亥俄州、俄克拉荷马州、宾夕法尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州共九个州 [1]。
密歇根州报告了该疫情开始以来的首次死亡病例，该州共报告11234例疫情相关病例 [1]。
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a significant cyclosporiasis outbreak affecting 15 states across the United States, marking the largest known outbreak of this parasitic infection [1]. As of July 28, the CDC recorded 6,707 laboratory-confirmed cases, with an additional approximately 11,500 suspected cases still pending confirmation, distributed across 45 states with the majority concentrated in Michigan and Ohio [1].
The outbreak has expanded to include Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and North Carolina as newly affected states [1]. The FDA identified iceberg lettuce produced by Taylor Fresh Foods as the source of one major cluster of cases, affecting nine states: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia [1]. The company has voluntarily recalled lettuce sold to restaurants in 27 states and grocery stores in 15 states [1]. Michigan has reported the first fatalities associated with the outbreak, with two deaths and a total of 11,234 cases linked to the disease in the state [1].