Dossier
human feces
Coverage of human feces in the Nexus archive.
- Cyclospora spreads through human feces. How did it get into our food supply?
Cyclospora, a microscopic parasite spread through human feces, has contaminated produce in the U.S., leading to a surge in infections. Public health investigators are working to determine how the contamination occurred.
- CDC warns of intestinal illness linked to unwashed raw produce in Texas
The CDC has issued a warning about an intestinal illness linked to unwashed raw produce in Texas. The illness is caused by a parasite that spreads through contaminated raw produce and water contaminated with human feces.