Infections from a parasitic infection are spiking in multiple states, and spreading for the first time this year to others.
The number of cases of cyclosporiasis, the infection caused by a parasite in food or water, have jumped in Michigan to 1,251, authorities there reported on July 9. That’s up from 572 on July 4 and 992 on July 8.
“At this time, no specific produce grower, supplier or type of produce has been identified as the source,” a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services told The Epoch Times via email.
In Ohio, there have been 171 cases in recent weeks, the Ohio Department of Health said on Wednesday. Twenty-eight of the patients have been hospitalized….