This As They Told Essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Stephen Chang, gastroenterologist and interim director of endoscopy at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Since the cyclospora outbreak, my family has not changed what
Taylor Farms, a lettuce supplier to Taco Bell, has been linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak in five states. Taylor Farms, founded by Bruce Taylor and several partners in 1995, is a California-based fresh produce company that has grown into a multimillion-dollar company with more than 24,000 employees and 22 production facilities throughout North America. The
Michigan is the hot spot for an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an infection caused by a parasite that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. The infection has been reported in 45 states since May 1, according to state health department data. According to Georgetown’s Health Security Operations Center, which tracks data at both the state and
