Confusing product recall adds to US cyclospora outbreak uncertainty

Explosive diarrhea infection spreads to 41 states with at least 72 sickened by new, as yet unknown source of parasite

Confusion abounds in the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands in at least 41 states, as officials identify a new cluster of cases and more potential products come under scrutiny.

The recall of products during this outbreak of explosive diarrhea has been an unusual one, complicated by poor communication, politicization and the delay of a new regulatory rule could have helped trace the cyclosporiasis outbreak faster.

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