date:Jul 26, 2013
At least 285 people are now ill in the Cyclospora outbreak predominantly affecting the Midwest, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The case count by state is now as follows:
Connecticut (1 illness), Georgia (2), Illinois (1), Iowa (138), Kansas (1), Minnesota (1), Nebraska (70), New Jersey (1), Ohio (1), Texas (66), and Wisconsin (3).
At least 18 people have been hospitalized.
While the cases in Nebraska and Iowa are known to be related, investigators have not