{"id":3291,"date":"2026-08-03T19:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=3291"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:16:18","slug":"michigan-reports-two-deaths-linked-to-cyclosporiasis-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=3291","title":{"rendered":"Michigan reports two deaths linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"ArticleContent\">\n<div class=\"article__below-title\">\n<div class=\" article__posted-date\">\n<p>August 03, 2026<\/p>\n<p>1 min read<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mobile-trust-box\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5 d-xl-none\">\n<div class=\"trust-box\">\n<div class=\"trust-box-logo d-none d-md-block\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/h5\/feature\/news\/publogos\/idn.svg?la=en&amp;h=19&amp;w=171&amp;hash=E5D33CE188190E773BF16C8B389C7AAC\" class=\"logo-img\" height=\"19\" alt=\"infectious disease news logo\" width=\"171\"\/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 offset-md-1 offset-xl-0 col-xl-12\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-button-wrapper d-none\" data-component=\"EmailTopicAlert\" data-module=\"Subspecialty Email Topic Alerts Top\" data-manage-email-link=\"\/footer\/account-information\/my-account\/email-subscriptions-and-alerts#emailAlerts\">\n  <hidden data-setting-item=\"d265901d-6d37-49c7-a8f6-c7bf19a02509\"\/><br \/>\n  <hidden data-crm-source=\"Subspecialty Topic Alert\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-button d-none\" data-topic-button=\"not-subscribed\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <span data-module-track-action=\"Email Alerts TOP_Click_Healio News Article\" data-module-track-label=\"Email Alerts TOP_Healio News Article\">&#13;<br \/>\n        <i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n        Add topic to email alerts&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/span>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-inner collapse uf8b6bb1138674ed398f3125a1b3f79fd\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-dialogue\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          Receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-sign-up-type=\"unknown\">\n          Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-loading-text=\"Loading &lt;i class=\" fa=\"\" fa-spinner=\"\" fa-spin=\"\">&#8220;&#13;<br \/>\n              data-action=&#8221;subscribe&#8221;&gt;&#13;<br \/>\n        Subscribe&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-topic-modal=\"failed\">    <strong>We were unable to process your request. 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If you continue to have this issue please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/infectious-disease\/20260803\/mailto:customerservice@slackinc.com\">customerservice@slackinc.com<\/a>.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p><button data-dismiss=\"modal\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block\">Back to Healio<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Key takeaways:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Two people in Michigan with cyclosporiasis have died. <\/li>\n<li>An outbreak of the diarrheal disease has spread to at least nine states. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Health officials in Michigan reported the deaths of two people who had cyclosporiasis \u2014 the first deaths linked to the ongoing outbreak of the diarrheal illness that has impacted at least nine states. <\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Department of Health &amp; Human Services said Monday that the two people who died \u201chad significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure article__og-image\">&#13;\n    <picture>&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/cyclospora_cayetanensis_cdc_1200x630.webp?w=476\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/cyclospora_cayetanensis_cdc_1200x630.webp?w=800\" media=\"(max-width: 992px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/cyclospora_cayetanensis_cdc_1200x630.webp?w=595\" media=\"(max-width: 1200px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/cyclospora_cayetanensis_cdc_1200x630.webp?w=476\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/cyclospora_cayetanensis_cdc_1200x630.webp?w=476\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/cyclospora_cayetanensis_cdc_1200x630.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"cyclospora_cayetanensis_CDC_1200x630\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid\" width=\"800\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>&#13;<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">&#13;<br \/>\n      Health officials have confirmed that two people in Michigan have died from cyclosporiasis. <i>Image: <\/i><i>CDC<\/i>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption>&#13;<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>The department did not release any other details of the patients.<\/p>\n<p>According to the CDC, there have been at least 1,947 cyclosporiasis cases and 98 hospitalizations in the outbreak since May 1. Federal health officials have traced the multistate outbreak to iceberg lettuce sourced by Taylor Farms in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The case count is likely higher. Michigan alone has reported over 11,000 cases as of July 30, including nearly 200 hospitalizations.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the outbreak, see our <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/infectious-disease\/resources\/outbreak-tracker\" id=\"rId9\" target=\"_blank\">Outbreak Tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content--footer\">\n<div class=\"publisher-logo\">\n    <span>Published by:<\/span><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/h5\/feature\/news\/publogos\/idn.svg?la=en&amp;h=19&amp;w=171&amp;hash=E5D33CE188190E773BF16C8B389C7AAC\" class=\"logo-img\" height=\"19\" alt=\"infectious disease news logo\" width=\"171\"\/>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"sources-references-disclosures\">\n<h3>Sources\/Disclosures<\/h3>\n<h2> Source: <\/h2>\n<p class=\"citation\">&#13;<br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mdhhs\/keep-mi-healthy\/infectious-diseases\/infectious-disease-outbreaks\" id=\"rId8\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a>&#13;\n<\/p>\n<h2>Reference:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Healio AI Widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"healio-ai-component-inline\" data-no-ads=\"true\" data-module-track-category=\"Healio AI\" data-module-track-action=\"Click\" data-module-track-label=\"Access Healio Ai from component - News_AI Component - In-Content (all devices)\">\n<div class=\"healio-ai-content\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m3.healio.com\/~\/media\/images\/healio-ai\/healio-ai_logo.svg\" alt=\"Healio AI\" class=\"healio-ai-logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask a clinical question<\/strong> and tap into <strong>Healio AI&#8217;s knowledge<\/strong> base.<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>PubMed, enrolling\/recruiting trials, guidelines<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Clinical Guidance, Healio CME, FDA news<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Healio&#8217;s exclusive daily news coverage of clinical data<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n    <\/ul>\n<p>    <button class=\"healio-ai-button\" onclick=\"window.location.href=\" https:=\"\">Learn more<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"email-alert-button-wrapper d-none\" data-component=\"EmailTopicAlert\" data-module=\"Subspecialty Email Topic Alerts Top\" data-manage-email-link=\"\/footer\/account-information\/my-account\/email-subscriptions-and-alerts#emailAlerts\">\n  <hidden data-setting-item=\"d265901d-6d37-49c7-a8f6-c7bf19a02509\"\/><br \/>\n  <hidden data-crm-source=\"Subspecialty Topic Alert\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-button d-none\" data-topic-button=\"not-subscribed\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <span data-module-track-action=\"Email Alerts TOP_Click_Healio News Article\" data-module-track-label=\"Email Alerts TOP_Healio News Article\">&#13;<br \/>\n        <i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n        Add topic to email alerts&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/span>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-inner collapse uf8b6bb1138674ed398f3125a1b3f79fd\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-dialogue\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          Receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-sign-up-type=\"unknown\">\n          Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-loading-text=\"Loading &lt;i class=\" fa=\"\" fa-spinner=\"\" fa-spin=\"\">&#8220;&#13;<br \/>\n              data-action=&#8221;subscribe&#8221;&gt;&#13;<br \/>\n        Subscribe&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-topic-modal=\"failed\">    <strong>We were unable to process your request. 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If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Two people in Michigan with cyclosporiasis have died. An outbreak of the diarrheal disease has spread to at least nine states. Health officials in Michigan reported the deaths of two people who had cyclosporiasis \u2014 the first deaths linked to the ongoing outbreak of the diarrheal illness that has impacted at least nine states. The Michigan Department of Health &amp; Human Services said Monday that the two people who died \u201chad significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration.\u201d &#13; &#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13;&#13; Health officials have confirmed that two people in Michigan have died from cyclosporiasis. Image: CDC&#13; &#13; The department did not release any other details of the patients. 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