This is the first time cyclosporiasis, the gastrointestinal illness caused by a tiny parasite, has created an outbreak since 2022.

Official case counts likely capture only a fraction of US cyclosporiasis infections, and the outbreak is likely to get worse before it gets better.

One patient who contracted the parasite told Newsweek the symptom that affected him most wasn't explosive diarrhea.

Reports of cyclosporiasis, a foodborne parasitic disease that can cause explosive bouts of diarrhea, are skyrocketing in several parts of the country, and federal health officials are finally sounding the alarm about it after weeks of media reports.

A California farm is at the center of the nationwide explosive diarrhea crisis that has left thousands clinging to their toilets and hospitalized others. Salinas-based Taylor Farms has been identified as a possible source of tainted iceberg lettuce connected to the summer outbreak of cyclosporiasis,

Recovered from Cyclospora, the 'explosive' diarrhea-causing parasite? The answer to whether you’re protected may surprise you.

The number of people contracting cyclosporiasis is rising every day, with more than 7,000 total cases recorded so far this year.

Taylor Farms is pulling all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the U.S. market after federal investigators linked the produce to a multistate Cyclospora outbreak. The company announced on Friday that it had voluntarily removed the lettuce after the Food and Drug Administration’s traceback investigation identified a single independent farm in central Mexico as the likely source of contamination.