Overview
- Federal tallies show roughly 1,600 laboratory‑confirmed cases with thousands more suspected, while Michigan reports several thousand illnesses and is the hardest hit.
- State and federal teams are focused on fresh produce—notably lettuce and mixed salad greens—and have opened supply‑chain tracebacks across distributors and restaurants.
- Officials are reviewing possible links to some Taco Bell outlets that temporarily removed fresh toppings, but no product, grower, supplier, or restaurant has been confirmed as the source.
- Public‑health response is hampered by diagnostic gaps because routine stool panels often omit Cyclospora, lab backlogs slow confirmation, and the 2025 FoodNet change reduced federal active tracking of the parasite.
- Health advice stresses thorough handwashing, washing or cooking at‑risk produce, prompt testing for people with persistent diarrhea, and that infections are treated with specific antibiotics for those who need them.