# How CDC Cuts Have Slowed the Cyclospora Response

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Podcast: [KQED's Forum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-forum-910728)
Published: 2026-07-22T19:15:00+00:00
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## Resource

Federal health officials are eying iceberg lettuce distributed by California-based Taylor Farms as a potential source of the major cyclosporiasis outbreak in the United States. Health authorities tracking 4,173 confirmed and 7,400 likely cases of the infection, which can cause severe diarrhea, cramping and fatigue that lasts up to a month. We talk with food safety and health experts on what it will take to trace and contain the cyclospora outbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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