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The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe and agencies

US cyclosporiasis outbreak kills two people in Michigan, officials say

a unicellular parasite
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a unicellular parasite that causes an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. Photograph: CDC

Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state’s health department said on Monday, marking the first fatalities in the largest US outbreak ⁠of the intestinal illness.

“According to medical records, both individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration,” a spokesperson for the Michigan health and human services department told the Guardian in a statement.

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