Overview
- The Monroe County Health Department, which announced the investigation on June 29, is interviewing recent patients to try to identify a common exposure driving the cluster.
- Officials have not yet identified a source and did not disclose how many county residents are affected or where they may have been exposed.
- Symptoms typically appear two to 14 days after exposure and include frequent watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, stomach cramps, bloating, nausea, and low‑grade fever.
- Health authorities are urging anyone with compatible symptoms to see a healthcare provider for stool testing and treatment and have issued produce‑safety guidance such as washing and scrubbing fruits and vegetables and refrigerating cut items promptly.
- The local probe comes as national surveillance shows a seasonal rise in Cyclospora cases, with the CDC reporting more than 140 U.S. cases between May 1 and June 16, and investigators say contaminated fresh produce is a common source.