About this episode

This episode discusses the cyclospora parasite and its role in food-borne illness outbreaks during the summer of 2026.

The US has an unusual number of outbreaks of food-borne illness going on in the summer of 2026, and the star of the show is cyclospora. How does this parasite make people sick, where does it come from? You may not want to know. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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