FDA Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network (CORE), in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health and regulatory partners, conduct foodborne illness outbreak investigations, including those related to Cyclospora cayetanensis infections. In this article, the authors review the successes and challenges of identifying and responding to outbreaks caused by C. cayetanensis infections since 2013, the progress made, the challenges remaining, and what the future holds.

A team at the Unversity of Tennessee is using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to more easily detect Cyclospora cayetanensis inactivation.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an action plan to reduce the public health burden of foodborne cyclosporiasis in the U.S.

As of September 25, 2020, CDC has announced this outbreak is over.

FDA’s traceback investigation is ongoing to determine the cause and source of the outbreak.

Salad recalls continue this week, due to the possibility of Cyclospora.

In cooperation with the Fresh Express recall of bagged salads potentially linked to an outbreak of Cyclospora infections in the Midwest, Jewel-Osco is voluntarily recalling bagged Signature Farms Garden Salad sold in its stores in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.

Both Hy-Vee and ALDI announced salad recalls this week, due to a possible Cyclospora infection.

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of Wild Harvest Organic Basil distributed out of UNFI’s Hopkins, MN distribution center to select retailers in Minnesota between 4/18/2020-5/8/2020. 

In 2019 multiple outbreaks of cyclosporiasis were identified and found to be linked to different produce items, including imported fresh basil.