Joshua Cox says he became ill after three meals, leading to weeks of symptoms, two ER visits and a Cyclospora diagnosis-and he's seeking at least $75,000.

Joshua Cox's lawsuit is one of many filed nationwide following this summer's cyclosporiasis outbreak that sickened nearly ...

While rare, waterborne pathogens like "flesh-eating" bacteria and "brain-eating" amoebas pose a risk in Florida's warm waters. Mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue fever are also a concern during ...

You can blame U.S. Rep. Andy Harris when contaminated food makes Americans sick again. Maryland’s only Republican in Congress didn’t harvest cyclospora-tainted lettuce this summer, ship it from fields ...

The summer cyclosporiasis scourge is over, the CDC says, adding people aren't likely to get parasitic explosive diarrhea from "this" source.

Two people have died and 570 were hospitalised in recent months in relation to the outbreak of cyclospora, a microscopic parasite that can cause explosive diarrhoea. In an advisory notice saying the ...

The CDC announced that the multi-state cyclospora outbreak — the largest on record in the United States — has ended, and the contaminated lettuce is no longer available in stores or restaurants.

The diarrhea-causing parasitic infection tends to spike once a year. That season is officially over – but new cases are still ...

As of August 27, 11,458 people in 20 states had been sickened by iceberg lettuce, and of those, 495 were hospitalized and 2 died. HealthDay News — The recalled iceberg lettuce blamed for the majority ...

A commonly used garnish has been linked to a nationwide outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella. Alfalfa sprouts have sickened at least 55 people in the U.S., including one person in Washington, according ...