Cyclospora outbreak hits Florida with 60 cases | County-by-county breakdown
Updated: 7:36 AM EDT Jul 15, 2026
Cases of a parasitic infection are increasing across the United States, with 60 confirmed cases reported in Florida.What is Cyclospora?“Cyclospora is a foodborne parasite that gets into people’s bodies, particularly their gut, and causes a diarrheal illness,” said Dr. Steven Goldberg, chief medical officer for HealthTrackRx, an outpatient infectious disease laboratory.What’s causing the outbreak?Researchers believe that contaminated produce, particularly lettuce and other salad greens, may be contributing to the current outbreak. How to avoid contamination?Florida farmers are encouraging people to eat locally grown produce to avoid national outbreaks. To prevent contamination, farmers are taking additional precautions, such as using treated water rather than canal water to irrigate their crops.Here’s a look at the cases county-by-county so far in 2026:Alachua 1Bay 1Brevard 1Broward 5Collier 2Columbia 1Duval 1Escambia 1Flagler 1Gadsden 1Highlands 1Hillsborough 2Lake 2Lee 11Miami-Dade 9Orange 4Osceola 2Palm Beach 2Pasco 1Pinellas 1Polk 2Seminole 2St. Johns 2Sumter 2Volusia 2For more details, click here.
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Cases of a parasitic infection are increasing across the United States, with 60 confirmed cases reported in Florida.
What is Cyclospora?
“Cyclospora is a foodborne parasite that gets into people’s bodies, particularly their gut, and causes a diarrheal illness,” said Dr. Steven Goldberg, chief medical officer for HealthTrackRx, an outpatient infectious disease laboratory.
What’s causing the outbreak?
Researchers believe that contaminated produce, particularly lettuce and other salad greens, may be contributing to the current outbreak.
How to avoid contamination?
Florida farmers are encouraging people to eat locally grown produce to avoid national outbreaks.
To prevent contamination, farmers are taking additional precautions, such as using treated water rather than canal water to irrigate their crops.
Here’s a look at the cases county-by-county so far in 2026:
Alachua 1Bay 1Brevard 1Broward 5Collier 2Columbia 1Duval 1Escambia 1Flagler 1Gadsden 1Highlands 1Hillsborough 2Lake 2Lee 11Miami-Dade 9Orange 4Osceola 2Palm Beach 2Pasco 1Pinellas 1Polk 2Seminole 2St. Johns 2Sumter 2Volusia 2
For more details, click here.