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Mexican health officials
Coverage of Mexican health officials in the Nexus archive.
- Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states
Federal health officials expanded the cyclospora outbreak investigation to four more states, including Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania, linked to shredded lettuce from Taco Bell. The CDC reported 1,947 cases and 98 hospitalizations, with Taylor Farms recalling lettuce from central Mexico. Mexican health officials found no parasite in lettuce or water from the affected plant.