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Trying to avoid cyclosporiasis? Wash your hands, wash your produce

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kali Kniel, professor of microbial food safety at the University of Delaware, about recent outbreaks of cyclosporiasis across the U.S.

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kali Kniel, professor of microbial food safety at the University of Delaware, about recent outbreaks of cyclosporiasis across the U.S. MARY LOUISE KELLY, OK, a little news you can use now, although I sincerely hope you do not have to, because we're going to spend these next few minutes talking about a parasite that can reproduce in our intestines. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, at least 17 states are reporting cases of cyclosporiasis, which causes cramping and diarrhea. Kali Kniel's lab at the University of Delaware works on food safety and public health. Professor Kniel, welcome. KALI KNIEL: Thank you, Mary Louise. KELLY: OK, tell us a little bit more about what is cyclosporiasis and why these cases appear to be spreading so fast. KNIEL: Yes. So cyclosporiasis is a gastrointestinal disease, meaning it's associated with pretty severe diarrhea, nausea, fatigue. And these oocysts are, it's what we call them, the part of the organism that's shed into the environment by human feces, and that's what then is ingested on a contaminated food product.

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