Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies

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核心亮点：一场由环孢子虫引发的食源性疫情正在美国蔓延，导致超过1.1万人确诊腹泻，迫使40%的美国人开始回避新鲜果蔬，这与卫生部长提倡的“吃真实食物”形成了尴尬反差。通俗解读：环孢子虫是一种微小的单细胞寄生虫，最爱藏在被人类粪便污染的蔬菜水果上。比如生菜、香菜、覆盆子等。一旦吃进去，它会引发剧烈的“火山喷发式”腹泻，让人苦不堪言。这次疫情最大源头是泰勒农场供应给塔可钟等餐厅的结球生菜，已波及9个州，仅密歇根州就有近1万病例。而且实际感染人数很可能被严重低估，因为很多人没去医院检测。实际影响：如果你在美国，最近买生菜或外出吃沙拉可能要三思了。疫情不仅挑战了食品安全监管，也让消费者对“健康饮食”产生信任危机——原本想靠吃果蔬养生，结果却可能肠胃“翻江倒海”。食品供应链的溯源和清洗环节需要彻底升级，否则类似事件还会重演。对于普通家庭，短期内不妨选择煮熟或经过充分清洗的蔬果，暂时避开高风险品种（如生菜、香菜）。

Anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made it one of his top priorities to convince Americans to "eat real food," including more fresh fruits and vegetables. But, it's a hard sell when those real foods are causing real eruptions of explosive diarrhea across the country. The Food and Drug Administration is investigating six outbreaks of foodborne diarrheal illnesses caused by Cyclospora, a unicellular parasite known for spreading from human feces onto fresh produce. Past outbreaks have been linked to leafy greens, fresh basil, fresh cilantro, snow peas, green onions, and raspberries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tallied a record high of over 11,500 confirmed and probable cases across 41 states, with over 300 requiring hospitalization. And that case total is almost certainly an undercount. The largest of the outbreaks is linked to Taylor Farms' iceberg lettuce that was sold at Taco Bell restaurants and many other companies. The outbreak has sickened thousands of people across nine states, up from five states identified last week. One of the affected states is Michigan, which alone has reported 9,253 cases as of July 27. The other five outbreaks have no identified source.Read full article Comments