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U.S. Cyclospora surge remains under declining-season monitoring

The unusually large seasonal increase remains epidemiologically important, but recent illness has declined. The Taylor Farms lettuce outbreak remains resolved and separate from this broader surveillance record.

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Location
United States
National representative point
First seen
May 1, 2026
Last verified
September 22, 2026

Markers use representative points at the country or regional level, not exact incident locations. Placement indicates the affected area, not a precise site.

What changed since the prior scan

No change; retain temporarily in declining-monitoring status.

History

  1. First seen (source)

    First reported by the primary source. External event date, not a TiPH publication date.

  2. Added to the desk

    Added to the Global Signal Desk in the September 22 scan.

Primary sources

Who works on this?

Events like this are answered by teams across public health. These are real profession types that respond to this kind of event — not people assigned to it.

  • Foodborne-disease epidemiologist

    Investigates contaminated-food and waterborne illness clusters.

  • Environmental health specialist

    Inspects and mitigates environmental hazards to health.

  • Food safety inspector

    Checks food production and supply chains for contamination risk.

  • Public health microbiologist

    Identifies pathogens and characterizes outbreaks in the lab.

  • Outbreak investigator

    Coordinates case-finding, interviews, and source tracing.

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Corrections & updates

This record is reverified against its primary sources on a twice-daily scan. When the evidence changes, the record changes and the change is logged in the review record — including signals we remove. This is situational awareness, not clinical or travel advice.

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