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A cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell has spread to over 30 US states with 1,645 confirmed cases and a record case count, prompting major supply chain recalls of Mexican-origin lettuce.
Seven US aid workers are quarantining in Kenya after returning from the Congo Ebola outbreak, amid a court ban that Kenyan health officials claim ignorance of, while the Bundibugyo Ebola strain's slow-progressing symptoms allow patients to spread it while still mobile.