Federal health officials have closed the largest Cyclospora outbreak ever recorded in the United States, with a final count of 12,883 illnesses across 21 states, at least 570 hospitalizations, and two deaths, both in Michigan.
The CDC declared the outbreak over on Sept. 11, about three and a half weeks after the last reported illness onset on Aug. 17. The CDC's final investigation update tied the illnesses to iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico and recalled by Taylor Farms de Mexico, and added one more state, Virginia, to the tally before closing. Illnesses linked to the outbreak began on June 14.
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