Cyclospora in salad: The diarrhea parasite outbreak has now sickened over 17,000 nationwide — see the hotspots

Lettuce and bagged salad is thought to be a potential cause of the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images The number of confirmed cyclosporiasis cases in the US has topped 17,180, health officials said Tuesday. People got sick after eating lettuce sold in several states — Michigan and Ohio were especially hard-hit. Two maps show the states with the most reported cases and where food has been recalled. The Midwest remains the hotspot of a major outbreak of…