A2139 words1:01News Report American AccentPublished Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026

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A health alert is growing across the United States.

More than 1,600 people got sick from a tiny parasite.

The parasite is called Cyclospora.

It lives in food and makes people very sick.

People who eat the bad food can get stomach pain and bad diarrhea.

The CDC is leading the disease investigation.

This is a multistate food outbreak.

Many sick people live in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky.

More than 400 cases came from these four states.

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Officials are working hard to find the food that is making people sick.

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But investigators still do not know which food caused the outbreak.

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The CDC and FDA checked many foods, but they did not find the answer yet.

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They will continue to look for the bad food.

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For now, the cause of this food outbreak is still a mystery.

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