{
  "id": 3824422,
  "title": "US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/us-officials-tie-cyclospora-outbreak-involving-iceberg-lettuce-to-3",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-27T21:29:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/2026/08/27/us-officials-tie-cyclospora-outbreak-involving-iceberg-lettuce-to-3-more-states"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Federal health officials reported on Thursday that cyclospora illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 U.S. states, marking the largest outbreak of its kind in the nation. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified cases in three more states—Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas—bringing the total number of affected states to 20. The cumulative count of people sickened by the parasite has risen to 11,458, up from about 10,900 reported the previous week.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Cyclospora outbreak now confirmed in 20 U.S. states",
    "FDA identifies cases in Georgia, Tennessee, Texas",
    "Total sickened reaches 11,458, up from 10,900"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/us-officials-tie-cyclospora-outbreak-involving-iceberg-lettuce-to-3-3845911",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:24:16.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "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."
}