Emily Mullin
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 18 Jul
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Michigan makes up the bulk of those, and on Wednesday, their case count was just updated to more than 3,700 cases.
Just for context, in a typical year, states might report a handful of cases to a few dozen.
So this is really unusual.
The actual case count is almost certainly higher.
Both the CDC and outside experts have said this.
And it's because most people don't seek medical care when they get diarrhea.
We're not all going out and calling our doctors about our bathroom habits.
And, you know, even when they do, labs don't routinely test for this parasite.
But now that there's awareness about it out there, if you do have symptoms, you should definitely be asking your doctor to get tested specifically for this.
Yeah, so this is not like a one and done type of thing.
This is like...
you know, can be days, possibly up to a week or two of diarrhea.
And one of the big concerns with this prolonged diarrhea is dehydration.
So people should just be aware of that if they think they have symptoms of this and just keep hydrated.
One of the things that experts say is that if you are older, if you are immunocompromised, if you are particularly at risk for
severe dehydration, you should really be concerned about this and be on the lookout for dehydration.
We do not know the exact source of the outbreak right now.
The CDC is still investigating several food products, although Michigan health officials have said that lettuce keeps coming up as a common product during their investigation.
And just in general, we know that lettuce and leafy greens are a common source of other foodborne illnesses.
We know that romaine lettuce, for instance, is always linked to
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