Cyclosporiasis is a form of food poisoning that comes from the parasite<\/a> Cyclospora cayetanensis. It can cause \u201cwatery, and sometimes explosive, diarrhea and other stomach problems,\u201d as well as a low-grade fever in some cases, said the Cleveland Clinic<\/a>. Symptoms can start any time between two and 14 days after consuming contaminated food or water. The parasite is more common in tropical countries, but in mid-June, 145 cases were reported in the U.S.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cPeople became sick after eating food in the United States and did not report any travel during the 14 days before they got sick,\u201d said the CDC<\/a>. Those infected ranged from ages 5 to 86 years old, and though there have been hospitalizations, there have yet to be any deaths from the condition.<\/p>\n The Week<\/p>\n Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nSUBSCRIBE & SAVE\n<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Sign up for The Week’s Free Newsletters<\/p>\n From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n Latest Videos From There has been growing concern about cyclosporiasis because Michigan, \u201cwhich typically identifies about 50 cases of cyclosporiasis in a year, has reported at least 170 cases\u201d in under two weeks, said CNN<\/a>. There is \u201ccurrently no evidence of a single, multistate Cyclospora outbreak linking all cases,\u201d said the CDC. Instead, researchers are \u201cworking to identify various potential clusters and sources of illness in multiple states.\u201d Though Michigan has had the most cases, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin have also had reported infections.<\/p>\n Investigators have yet to pinpoint the cause of the current outbreak<\/a>, but the most likely culprits are \u201ccilantro, basil, plants that grow and that you might put in a salad or use as a garnish,\u201d or \u201cstrawberries, blueberries, melons, things that grow in fields,\u201d David Freeman, a professor emeritus of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said to CNN.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/qsgislpohy1687441729.svg\")
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