U.S. health officials say a record-setting cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce is officially over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says there is no longer a risk of people becoming sick from this outbreak and that it is confident all related lettuce has been removed from the market.
The CDC also points to a substantial decline in recent infections, according to reporting by the Los Angeles Times. Cases that had largely been concentrated in the Midwest and on the East Coast have fallen to levels that indicate the outbreak has ended. CBS and the Los Angeles Times both frame the announcement as a conclusion to the episode, emphasizing that the public-health concern tied to the specific food source is no longer active.
Together, the outlets’ accounts focus on the same CDC determination: the outbreak is over, the threat of new illness has ended, and the remaining work is related to confirming the affected product was taken out of circulation.
