PRO/EDR> Cyclosporiasis – USA

Diarrhea — Worldwide/Unknown
7 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported recently in 3 states including Iowa and Nebraska.
Health officials are reminding you to wash your fruits and vegetables after an outbreak linked to an intestinal parasite. The illness causes severe intestinal distress that can last up to 2 months.
No cases have been reported in South Dakota so far, but because the source of the illness is linked to what the Iowa Department of Health calls “a fruit or vegetable with a wide distribution,”