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Default HUMAN SHIT ON THE PRODUCE - Why cilantro from Puebla, Mexico is prohibited in the US

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> News that some Mexican farm workers have been relieving themselves in
> fields of cilantro bound for American tables may worry consumers. But it
> also raises health issues for the farmworkers.


It's not the first time:

"So far, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) recorded 205
cases of cyclosporiasis this year. The highest concentration of infection is
in Travis County with 77 cases. Neighboring Williamson County has 10 cases.
The combined Dallas-Fort Worth area has nearly 50 cases, with 17 of them in
Dallas County. This is followed by a tie at nine in Tarrant and Collin
counties. Denton County follows with eight cases. The remaining
cyclosporiasis is spread throughout the state in smaller numbers.

"This is the third time the cyclospora bug crossed over the border into
Texas from Mexican cilantro fields. In 2014, Texas recorded 133 cases. This
was the highest in the nation for that year. In 2013, cilantro and
raspberries imported from the Puebla region erupted into 277 cases of
cyclosporiasis.

"The FDA alert also disclosed a second Puebla grown cilantro cyclosporiasis
outbreak that was discovered in Wisconsin.

"The cyclospora cayetanensis parasite is indigenous to tropical and
subtropical regions. Cyclosporiasis is the severe diarrheal intestinal
illness caused by the parasites spread through drinking or eating food
contaminated with feces. Following an incubation period of approximately a
week, symptoms including watery stools and/or explosive diarrhea can last a
week to a few months and they can even recur."

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