Illinois, Kansas, and Wisconsin are reporting Cyclospora infections possibly linked to a multistate outbreak.
Reported outbreak infections now number 134, and Texas has seen 15 cases.
Cyclosporiasis cases in Iowa and Nebraska soared to 119, an increase of 39.
As Cyclospora cases in Iowa and Nebraska grow to 80, officials are eyeing fresh vegetables as possible culprits.
Chinese residents who were polled about 3 weeks into the H7N9 avian flu outbreak had a solid understanding of the disease and its symptoms and trusted government officials, researchers reported in the Journal of Infection.
Their Web-based survey included responses from 637 mainland China residents who were chosen randomly from an online data pool. The response rate was 92%.
(CIDRAP News)Raw snow peas have been linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis in Pennsylvania that may have sickened almost 100 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced.