CDC Tracks Growing Parasite Outbreak Across 15 States; Two Deaths in Michigan

A parasite spread through tainted food or water has now sickened people in 15 states. The CDC counts 6,707 confirmed cases and about 11,500 more suspected. Michigan, with 11,234 cases, reported the first two U.S. deaths. Six new states joined the outbreak this week. Think of the parasite as a microscopic hitchhiker riding on unwashed produce or untreated water into the body.