AP Top Health News at 5:09 p.m. EDT

15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC saysSenate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agencyGene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergiesNepal’s Gandaki province legalizes medical cannabis farming and useWHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over payChipotle pulls jalapeños from some restaurants as health officials investigate salmonella outbreakFauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt voteAfghanistan's child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, UN saysEbola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surgesMore pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola