HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health reports 36 cases of cyclosporiasis in the state so far this year; 26 more cases than were reported just last week.
Cyclospora is a parasite that causes the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis. Health officials said the outbreak is affecting multiple states, with more than 1,000 cases reported nationwide so far this year.
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Gina Autry lives in Hot Springs and said her symptoms began after her husband first became sick.
“I first saw the symptoms, late June,” Autry said. “You really experienced the nausea. You experience the vomiting. You experience the diarrhea.”…