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The Preamble · Aug 11, 2026

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Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS · The Preamble

Food safety cuts have made outbreaks like cyclospora harder to stop

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On Monday, August 3, 2026, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the deaths of two people in connection with the state’s ongoing cyclospora outbreak. While cyclosporiasis, the illness caused by the microscopic parasite cyclospora, is rarely deadly, people with weakened immune systems may be at higher risk for prolonged or severe…

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I'm so glad you're here. My name is Jessica Malaty Rivera. I'm an infectious disease epidemiologist, infodemiologist, science communicator, and mama of 3 young kiddos. I started this Substack to help make science and public health make sense.

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