{
  "id": 93676,
  "title": "US cyclosporiasis outbreak kills two people in Michigan, officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/us-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-kills-two-people-in-michigan-officials-say",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-03T16:57:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/cyclospora-deaths-michigan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, marking the first fatalities in the largest US outbreak of the intestinal illness, according to state health officials. The outbreak, linked to iceberg lettuce sourced from Taylor Farms in central Mexico, has expanded to nine states and resulted in 11,234 outbreak-linked cases and 193 hospitalizations. Michigan has reported the highest number of cases, with 1,379 infections, and adults aged 30 to 39 years have been the hardest hit. The CDC has recorded 6,707 laboratory-confirmed cases as of 28 July, with more than 11,500 additional suspected cases still awaiting confirmation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR Health",
        "title": "Two people in Michigan have died from cyclosporiasis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/two-people-in-michigan-have-died-from-cyclosporiasis",
        "published": "2026-08-04T08:40:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Michigan health official details effort to mitigate cyclosporiasis outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/michigan-health-official-details-effort-to-mitigate-cyclosporiasis",
        "published": "2026-08-04T21:24:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}