THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS CONTINUING ITS INVESTIGATION INTO A RISING NUMBER OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS IN ILLINOIS.
SINCE MID-MAY…THERE HAVE BEEN 243 PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS WHO HAVE FALLEN ILL DUE TO THE CYCLOSPORA PARASITE SAYS PUBLIC HEALTH SPOKESPERSON MELANEY ARNOLD.
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MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE PATIENTS GOT SICK AFTER EATING A SALAD FROM MCDONALD’S. ARNOLD SAYS THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE C-D-C TO DETERMINE OTHER SOURCES OF THE BUG. THAT INCLUDES FRESH IMPORTED PRODUCE LIKE RASPBERRIES AND LETTUCE
