Stomach Bug Cyclospora Traced to Salad From Taylor Farms in Mexico, FDA Says

In this image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a photomicrograph of a fresh stool sample, which had been prepared using a 10% formalin solution, and stained with modified acid-fast stain, reveals the presence of four Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in the field of view. Iowa and Nebraska health officials said Tuesday, July 30, 2013, that a prepackaged salad mix is the source of a cyclospora outbreak that sickened more than 178 people in both states. Cyclospora is a rare parasite that causes a lengthy gastrointestinal illness. (AP Photo/Centerd for Disease Control and Prevention)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the outbreak of cyclospora, a stomach bug that has sickened hundreds across the U.S., has been traced to salad supplied from a Mexican farm.

The Associated Press broke the story on Friday afternoon.

NBC News reported that the farm is Taylor Farms of Mexico. 

“The FDA traceback investigation found that illness clusters at four restaurants were traced to a common supplier, Taylor Farms de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.,” the FDA said in a statement obtained by the broadcaster.

Around 400 people have been sickened with the illness.

One victim, Donna Heller, told ABC News that she could barely eat due to the illness.

“I had to wait three weeks to find out what was wrong,” she said. “It was very frustrating. I found myself in tears a lot of the time.”

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