Nearly 1,000 diagnosed in Michigan outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite

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Michigan is experiencing a significant outbreak of the parasite cyclospora, with 992 confirmed cases and 40 hospitalizations as reported by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. This marks one of the largest outbreaks of this parasitic infection in state and U.S. history.

Nearly 1,000 Michiganders have been diagnosed with cyclospora, a parasitic infection capable of causing weeks of watery diarrhea, becoming one of the largest outbreaks of the infection in the state’s and the country’s history. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Wednesday said there have been 992 confirmed cases with 40 hospitalizations.…