parasite
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Florko, a staff writer at the Atlantic, made that pronouncement long before the multistate outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis, a parasite that is associated with explosive diarrhea and has spread across 34 states and counting.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
US officials on Friday pinned the source of a diarrhea-causing foodborne parasite as shredded iceberg lettuce used by the fast food chain Taco Bell.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
A microscopic parasite now threatens Taco Bell’s hot streak, potentially imperiling millions of dollars in sales and setting up a slog to win back consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The cyclospora parasite can spread on farms via human fecal matter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The parasite breeds there, and then baby parasites get crapped out into the water by birds, whereupon they meet with a fish, and the cycle begins anew.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by viruses, bacteria like E. coli, or microscopic parasites like Cyclospora are fairly regular occurrences.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Cyclospora are microscopic parasites that only infect humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was the first symptom of neurocysticercosis, external, which left Lowri with 38 parasites in her brain causing extreme headaches, seizures and psychosis.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The injectable drug can be used along with a one-dose topical spray that kills the parasites at a cost of about 30 cents per animal, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
We have to boil our water because it comes from the stream, where parasites multiply in teeming throngs.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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