{
  "id": 2122857,
  "title": "Cyclosporiasis Map Shows States Affected As Cases Top 15,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/cyclosporiasis-map-shows-states-affected-as-cases-top-15-000",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/cyclosporiasis-map-shows-states-affected-cases-top-15000-12346269"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United States is currently experiencing its worst year for cyclosporiasis cases, with more than 15,000 laboratory-confirmed cases reported so far this year, according to the CDC. The majority of these cases are linked to a common contaminated source: lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms. This outbreak has affected 17 states, with at least 9,481 illnesses and 398 hospitalizations reported. The FDA is currently investigating the outbreak, which has been traced to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell. The company has removed the affected lettuce from its restaurants, and the FDA is confident that all recalled lettuce related to the outbreak is now off the market.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}