CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — There are now more than 200 North Carolina cases of parasitic infection that can cause explosive diarrhea and other problems.
Cyclosporiasis is caused by a parasite typically found on contaminated produce.
Doctors say some infections pop up every summer, but North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services reports at least 205 cases since May 1.
Map: Where cases of ‘explosive’ diarrhea-causing parasitic illness have been reported
“Seems like a good amount, and I would expect maybe more to come,” said Dr. Cramer McCullen, a family medicine doctor with Novant Health. “Just because cases have been identified in North Carolina doesn’t mean they necessarily started here because of the interstate exchange of produce and food, so it’s hard to pinpoint maybe where exactly it came from.”…