{"id":793742,"date":"2026-07-10T22:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/793742\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T22:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:36:12","slug":"toronto-sees-no-rise-in-diarrhea-causing-parasite-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/793742\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto sees no rise in diarrhea causing parasite cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toronto public health officials say the number of cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite in the city is \u201con par with seasonal trends\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/canada\/2026\/07\/09\/diarrhea-causing-parasite-infecting-more-than-1200-in-michigan-has-not-spread-to-canada-phac\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/canada\/2026\/07\/09\/diarrhea-causing-parasite-infecting-more-than-1200-in-michigan-has-not-spread-to-canada-phac\/\">following an outbreak in Michigan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThere is currently no indication that Toronto is experiencing an unusual increase in cases,\u201d Toronto health officials told CTV News in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite spread through fecal contamination of food or water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Last week, public health officials in Michigan reported an outbreak that infected more than 170 people at the time. As of Thursday, the number of cases climbed to 1,251. No clear source of the outbreak has been identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toronto Public Health confirmed 35 cases of Cyclospora have been reported in Toronto since May, with cases occurring in May and June. No cases were reported before May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">People can become infected with the parasite by consuming contaminated food or water. It is most commonly linked to raw fresh produce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Common symptoms can include \u201cwatery\u201d diarrhea, nausea, stomach cramps, bloating and fatigue, and are typically experienced between two to 14 days after consumption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Person-to-person transmission is unlikely, according to health officials, as the organism requires time outside the body to undergo a transformation after being released in feces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAnyone experiencing symptoms of cyclosporiasis, particularly after international travel or consuming raw produce, should contact their health care provider for guidance and support.\u201d said Toronto Health officals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toronto public health officials say the number of cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite in the city is \u201con&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":793202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[712,49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-793742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-apple-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=793742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/793202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}