CYCLOSPORA BOOSTS FEARS THAT WORSE FOODBORNE OUTBREAKS ARE AHEAD

The recent outbreak of a foodborne parasite sickened thousands and hospitalized hundreds across the U.S. before federal investigators identified the suspected source.

KFF Health News reports that the recent outbreak of a foodborne parasite sickened thousands and hospitalized hundreds across the U.S.

The report adds: before federal investigators identified the suspected source.

Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.

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