As Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week approaches, local chefs and public health officials are emphasizing food safety amid a rise in cyclosporiasis cases in Wake County and across the country.
Since May 1, Wake County has reported more than 180 confirmed cyclospora cases, with four people hospitalized.
From May 1 to July 14, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services(DHHS) said statewide there have been 307 cases and 13 of them had to be checked into a hospital for treatment…