Using a bathroom 20 times a day - life in the middle of US cyclospora outbreak
A historic cyclospora outbreak spreading across the US is causing havoc in pockets of Michigan, the hardest hit state.
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"I was absolutely in pain."
— Nick Palmiter , Other
"I'm seeing a lot of people that are freaking out about it."
— Michelle Palmiter , Other
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Director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Nick Palmiter's mother, who spoke about the community's reaction to the outbreak.
A 29-year-old resident of Monroe County who was infected with cyclosporiasis.
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A historic cyclospora outbreak spreading across the US is causing havoc in pockets of Michigan, the hardest hit state.
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