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A parasite is giving 1,000+ Americans ‘explosive’ diarrhea

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 10, 2026
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A parasite that usually causes about 50 illnesses a year in Michigan has now sickened nearly 1,000 people there, part of a nationwide spike that hasn’t been traced to a source.

According to a state-by-state map at The Hill, more than a thousand Americans have come down with cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection that can trigger “explosive”…

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