Cyclospora parasite behind diarrhea outbreak is only transmitted through human feces. So how did it get into our food supply?

The hard, and nauseating, truth about cyclospora is that it’s spread through human feces. Over decades of research, ...

The illness is caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, which spreads via food or water contaminated with ...

Hundreds of people across 17 states have been sickened by the parasitic infection, often transmitted by consuming produce contaminated with human feces.

As cases of cyclosporiasis rise, investigators may be overlooking the true source, experts told USA TODAY.

Cases of cyclosporiasis, which spreads through contaminated food, have been on the rise in multiple states since May.

Cyclosporiasis can ruin a summery picnic with explosive diarrhea and other food poisoning symptoms, according to the CDC. See the impacted states.

The source of the current US outbreak is unknown, but in the past, cyclosporiasis has been linked to raspberries, basil, snow ...

An outbreak of diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora has risen to more than 3,000 cases in Michigan and Ohio, and the ...

Explosive diarrhea parasite cyclosporiasis is causing possible outbreaks in half of US states. See a map of the rising rates ...