Two deaths recorded as US battles Cyclosporiasis outbreak

According to the CDC, people become infected after eating food or drinking water contaminated with human faeces containing the parasite.

First US deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreak recorded in Michigan  Reuters

Aug 3 - Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state's health department said on Monday, marking the first fatalities in the largest U.S. outbreak of the intestinal illness.