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title: "Test results create more confusion around cyclosporiasis outbreak"
date: 2026-07-20
modified: 2026-07-21
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url: https://panamadaily.news/2026/07/20/test-results-create-more-confusion-around-cyclosporiasis-outbreak/
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  - "World"
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# Test results create more confusion around cyclosporiasis outbreak

Federal officials are still trying to determine the source of a multistate outbreak linked to lettuce. There may be more than 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis nationwide. The FDA said that a lettuce sample from Taylor Farms that was initially reported as positive for cyclospora was actually a false positive. William Brangham discussed more with Dr. Katelyn Jetelina of Your Local Epidemiologist.

[Read the full story at PBS](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/test-results-create-confusion-around-cyclosporiasis-outbreak)