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Jeffrey Griffiths
Coverage of Jeffrey Griffiths in the Nexus archive.
- 4 things to know about cyclospora and climate change
The FDA initially identified cyclospora on Taylor Farms' shredded iceberg lettuce, leading to a voluntary recall, but later retracted the finding as a false positive. The CDC linked the outbreak to nine U.S. states with nearly 2,000 cases, noting challenges in tracking due to home-managed symptoms and inconsistent public health communication. Climate change's potential role in the outbreak remains debated among experts.