Friday 2 August 2013

INQUIRER.net: US links stomach bug in 2 states to Mexican farm

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US links stomach bug in 2 states to Mexican farm
Aug 2nd 2013, 23:32

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says an outbreak of stomach illnesses in the Midwest states of Iowa and Nebraska is linked to restaurant salad mix supplied by a Mexican farm.   The outbreak of cyclospora infections has sickened more than 400 people in 16 states. The agency says it is working to determine whether the salad mix is the source of illnesses in the other 14 states.   "It is not yet clear whether the cases reported from other states are all part of the same outbreak," the agency said in a statement. "The investigation of increased cases of cyclosporiasis in other states continues."   The FDA, which monitors food and drug...

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