Lansing, Michigan – A summer stomach illness is moving through parts of Michigan at a speed state health officials say is far from normal. In just nine days, more than 170 cases of cyclosporiasis were reported across several counties, a sharp jump for a state that usually sees about 50 cases in an entire year.
That number is what has turned a foodborne illness investigation into a wider public health warning.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are now working with local health departments to find the source of the outbreak, while warning residents to pay close attention to sudden and lasting diarrhea, especially if more than one person in a household becomes sick.
The outbreak was announced July 1, with state officials saying no cause had been identified yet. As of Tuesday, June 30, cases had been reported in Monroe, Lenawee, Washtenaw, Wayne, Livingston, Shiawassee and Jackson counties…