date:Jul 16, 2013
An outbreak of the rare parasite cyclospora is now known to have sickened at least 45 people in Iowa and several others in Nebraska and other midwestern states, health officials reported Friday.
Almost all of the Iowa cases have been confirmed through laboratory testing, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The illnesses began in mid-June, reported IDPH, and at least one person has been hospitalized.
The number of cases in Iowa by county is as follows:
Linn County 21 cases
Fay