Lisa Cuchara
Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Quinnipiac University
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Should You Wash Your Prewashed Lettuce? An Infectious Disease Expert Explains How To Eat Your Greens Safely During The Cyclospora Outbreak
An ongoing 2026 outbreak of cyclosporiasis, caused by the cyclospora parasite, has sickened more than 11,500 people across the United States with explosive diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms and has put a damper on salad consumption.
