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Cyclosporiasis outbreak possibly traced to lettuce from Mexico used by Taco Bell, source says

A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, a source familiar with the investigation told CBS News on Thursday. The source said a traceback investigation by the Food and Drug Administration identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce…

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Michigan’s cyclosporiasis outbreak grows to more than 1,500 cases, 44 hospitalized

Michigan health officials say the state’s cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to more than 1,500 cases.  As of July 10, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has received 1,562 reports since June 22. Health officials say 44 people have been hospitalized.  Cyclospora cayetanensis is a parasite that causes the diarrheal illness cyclosporiasis. The Centers…

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Derek Williams, longtime CBS News cameraman, remembered as “the mate you would want in any war zone”

Longtime CBS News cameraman Derek Williams, who spent four decades covering some of Asia’s most pivotal events, from the Vietnam War to the Tiananmen Square massacre, has died. He was 79. Williams died Wednesday, according to his family. He had been living with Parkinson’s disease and was recently diagnosed with cancer.  Susan Zirinsky, former CBS…

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