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‘Explosive diarrhoea’ outbreak grips US: how researchers are hunting its source. The CDC's parasite surveillance team dropped from 11 to 3 people last year, complicating efforts to track down what is now the largest Cyclospora outbreak in US history.


Cases have hit record levels, and scientists are racing to pinpoint where the Cyclospora parasite entered the food supply.

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