Cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to Mexican iceberg lettuce expands to 20 states
A cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to contaminated iceberg lettuce grown in Mexico has spread to 20 U.S. states, with over 11,000 confirmed cases and hundreds of hospitalizations. The FDA and CDC identified Taylor Farms de Mexico as the supplier and said all recalled lettuce is off the market. The outbreak is the largest of its kind in U.S. history.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 17% of divergence this week. 9 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
5 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 9 outlets placed this story
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
NPR
Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system
public health system failures · negative
Newsmax
Mich. Cyclosporiasis Cases Up 368 in 1 Week to 14,277
Michigan case count surge · neutral
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- Newsmax+8.8 h
- NPR+10.9 h
- CBS News+182.7 h
- Breitbart+198.3 h
- The Hill+198.7 h
- NY Post+200.6 h
- CNN+258.0 h
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The split, in one line
NPR asks how federal cuts weakened the response, while Breitbart and NY Post lead with 'explosive diarrhea' spectacle and consumer impact, and wires stick to case counts and recall status.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system”NPR NPR LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“FDA: 'Explosive Diarrhea' from Lettuce Born Parasite Hits Three More States”B Breitbart RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“US widens lettuce-related cyclosporiasis probe to 20 states” · AP News, The Hill, Reuters
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 9 outlets put it
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NPRNPR Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system 23d ago CNNCNN Is it safe to eat lettuce yet? What to know as cyclosporiasis outbreak lingers 12d ago LEFT-CENTER1
CBSCBS News Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce tied to 3 more states, FDA says 16d ago 8 tracked claims across 9 outlets
Fact ledger
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The total number of confirmed cyclosporiasis cases in the outbreak
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