(Statewide) – The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) says there are 684 cases of Hoosiers infected with the Cyclosporiasis parasite.
Four of those are in our area: three have been reported in Ripley, with another in Dearborn County.
According to IDOH, patients across the state range in age from 8 to 98 years old.
Three hundred and seventy-six (55%) of the cases are female; 308 (45%) are male.
Cyclosporiasis is usually contracted through contaminated food and causes diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and fatigue.
Indiana is part of a multi-state recall of lettuce distributed by Taylor Farms.
The FDA recently announced a sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms tested positive for Cyclospora, but later said the result was a “false positive.”
You can find more details on the IDOH website.
