SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—July 20, 2018
By: Rosemary Piser
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is continuing to work with local, state, and federal public health officials to investigate an increase in the number of Cyclospora illnesses in counties all across Illinois.
Since mid-May, IDPH has confirmed 243 cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite. Of those cases, 92 reported eating salads produced for McDonald’s restaurants in the days before becoming…
