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Four cyclospora oocysts stained using a modified acid-fast stain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Texas health authorities have identified well over 100 cases of cyclosporiasis\u00a0\u2014 the illness caused by the parasite cyclospora\u00a0\u2014 so far this year.<\/p>\n
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As of Monday, the Texas Department of State Health Services had identified 121 lab-confirmed cases, according to agency spokesperson Douglas Loveday. Those cases span the current cyclosporiasis season, which runs from the beginning of May through the end of August.<\/p>\n
Among the reported cases, Loveday wrote in an email, there have been 23 reported hospitalizations and no deaths.<\/p>\n
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Cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. typically originate from contaminated produce, and some number of Texans are sickened by the parasite each year. So far this year, Texas has not seen the massive surge in cases that some other states have reported.<\/p>\n
For comparison, by July 27 in 2025 and 2024, the state of Texas had reported 43 and 61 cases, respectively. In 2023, the case count was 211 by July 27.<\/p>\n
Loveday said a source for the Texas cases has not been identified at this point.<\/p>\n
Cyclospora outbreaks in other states<\/p>\n
While Texas\u2019 case count is still in the ballpark of typical for this time of year, some other states are seeing massive surges.<\/p>\n
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The state of Michigan updated its case count<\/a> on Monday, with more than 9,000 cases reported this year. Michigan\u2019s hospitalization count was not updated as recently, but the state had reported 160 cyclospora hospitalizations as of July 23.<\/p>\n Michigan is part of a cyclosporiasis outbreak that now spans nine states, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. That outbreak has been linked to iceberg lettuce<\/a> from Taylor Farms de Mexico, which supplies Taco Bell locations as well as grocery stores. The supplier has already recalled the potentially contaminated lettuce.<\/p>\n Among the nine impacted states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified more than 1,900 people with cyclosporiasis\u00a0who reported exposure to Taco Bell.<\/p>\n The FDA is also investigating other cyclospora outbreaks. Most recently, the FDA on July 22 posted about a new outbreak investigation<\/a> that includes 72 cases.<\/p>\n How to protect yourself against\u00a0cyclospora<\/p>\n