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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-30T23:28:48.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nExperts are scrambling to find the source of an explosive diarrhoea outbreak in the US.\n\nAn outbreak of the parasite cyclospora throughout the States has already left 20 people in hospital.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAccording to the US Centre for Disease Control, 145 people ranging from five to 86 years old have been struck by the stomach-churning illness between May and June 16.\n\nDoctors believe the cause of the outbreak may be food - but are uncertain of the exact source.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nThe cyclospora causes cyclosporiasis, a food poisoning which leads to diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, severe cramping and fatigue.\n\nInfection is caused by consuming food or water contaminated with faeces, often outside the US.\n\nHowever, none of the current patients had recently travelled abroad.\n\nA previous US outbreak in 2018 was linked to McDonald's salads.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe illness also does not transmit from human to human.\n\nThe CDC said: \"Local, state, and federal (CDC, FDA) public health authorities are investigating several clusters of cases in more than one state. Investigations to identify potential sources are ongoing.\"\n\nExperts fear there are more cases which have yet to be reported.\n\nNew York has the highest number of cases, between 31 and 80, with a significant number of cases in Texas and Illinois.\n\n### LATEST HEALTH NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Ebola alert hospital issues major update on patient's condition after conducting tests\n  * Older British men most at risk of dying from tuberculosis that doctors fail to spot\n  * Bloodthirsty mosquitoes to thrive in Britain as deadly virus alarm raised amid heatwave conditions\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThere are also reported cases in Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Washington DC and Massachusetts.\n\nSymptoms usually appear a week after infection and mainly affect the intestines.\n\nSomeone who has contracted the parasite may not have symptoms emerge at all.\n\nCyclosporiasis infections should go away on their own - but last for a month or longer if untreated.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTreatment is a course of antibiotics, known as trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, otherwise known as Septrin and Bactrim.\n\nVegetables consumed in subtropical or tropical areas outside the US are one of the main vectors of transmission.\n\nAn outbreak in 2019 was connected to food such as coriander, sweet peas, mesclun lettuce, basil and raspberries imported from Mexico.\n\nWhile in 2016, the UK faced an outbreak linked to Britons travelling to Mexico.\n\nAt the time, the Government warned against consuming fresh uncooked berries, unpeeled fruit and salad items in the country.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Explosive diarrhoea outbreak sparks panic across America as experts scramble to solve what's behind it"
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