Authorities rule out cyclospora outbreak
The Secretary of Health, David Kershenobich, stated that there is no outbreak of explosive diarrhea in Mexico. He reported only three cases of the cyclospora parasite, which are considered common within common epidemiology.
During President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning conference, Kershenobich noted that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) retracted an alleged finding of the parasite in lettuce from Mexico.
“In Mexico there have been only three cases of cyclospora, and these cases are common, they do not go beyond ordinary epidemiology. Therefore, we do not have an outbreak of cyclospora,” said the secretary.
In relation to the lettuce factory in Guanajuato, he explained that an initial sample was positive, but the FDA recognized that it was a false positive. “We have no evidence at this time,” he said.
The Mexican authorities, in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), took their own samples. So far no evidence has been found linking that factory to the cases.
Kershenobich reported that all three patients are recovering. The infection causes a severe diarrheal episode, but has no mortality and responds well to treatment with Trimetropin (Bactrim). In the United States, with nearly 1,500 cases, no deaths have been recorded.
