Cyclospora Cases Continue Rising After Lettuce Recall

Cyclospora illnesses have reached at least 11,739 across 20 states, with 495 hospitalizations and two deaths reported. Delayed symptoms and reporting lags allow cases to rise after recalled lettuce leaves stores, while the FDA’s 17-investigation table—including a 97-person Salmonella Newport investigation with no identified product—underscores continuing source-identification and notification gaps.