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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is scouring food supply chain for culprit, which may be lettuce

• What is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea?

Federal health officials have said they expect the outbreaks of cyclospora – a parasite that causes watery, explosive diarrhea – across the US to continue through August as they scour the food supply chain for the culprit.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified 1,645 lab-confirmed cases of the parasite; reported that 145 people have been hospitalized; and reported that they have a backlog of 5,100 cases that require more analysis, including interviews.