据美国食品安全新闻网消息,美国疾病控制预防中心(CDC)发布通告称,截止7月30日今年美国26个州的358人感染环孢子虫,疫情可能归因于受污染的香菜。
大部分患者在5月1日之后发病,并未发现患者在发病前曾出国旅行。美国食品和药品管理局(FDA)称,这些受污染香菜主要来自墨西哥的普拉布埃州。根据卫生部门调查,进口的墨西哥香菜每年都会造成环孢子虫疫情。
部分原文报道如下:
According to an update posted Friday, July 31, 2015, as of July 30, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had been notified of 358 ill persons with confirmed Cyclospora infection from 26 states so far this year. Most of them (199 people, or 56 percent) experienced the onset of illness on or after May 1, 2015, and did not report international travel prior to developing symptoms.
Clusters of illness linked to restaurants or events have been identified in Texas (212 cases), Wisconsin (8 cases), and Georgia, CDC stated.
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<http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/08/cdc-358-people-in-26-states-infected-with-cyclospora-linked-to-cilantro/#.Vb25J_RQq2U>