MDH Names 3 Restaurants in Cyclospora Minnesota Outbreak
There’s no denying it has been quite the week for cyclospora outbreaks. Just yesterday, the FDA and CDC announced a multi-state outbreak of cyclospora illnesses. Today, the Minnesota Department of Health has identified 35 laboratory confirmed cases of cyclospora that are associated with three Minnesota restaurants in different areas of the state. According to the FDA release, Minnesota is one of the states that has “exposures at restaurants.” Here’s what we know about the Cyclospora Minnesota Outbreak: Nationwide Outbreak On July 25, 2019, the FDA, CDC, and state and local partners, announced their investigation into a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses potentially linked to fresh basil exported by Siga Logistics de RL de CV located in Morelos, Mexico. The hardest hit of the 11 states with cases linked to basil are New York (69), Minnesota (29), and Florida (22), with Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Wisconsin reporting from ...