August 13, 2026 · Briefing v28
2026 US Cyclosporiasis Outbreak: Biosecurity & Supply-Chain Intelligence
The largest domestic Cyclospora event on record. CDC's Aug 11 update confirms 13,895 laboratory-confirmed cases across 47 states, DC and Puerto Rico, with 10,455 more under investigation; Michigan alone now reports 13,909 cases / 314 hospitalized / 2 deaths (as of Aug 13), the highest state burden. FDA and CDC link a 15-state Taco Bell cluster to Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce, an attribution Mexico's own health ministry publicly disputes with a negative facility test; a separate, unlinked second vehicle in North Carolina (906 cases) remains unresolved. Every figure is primary-verified each cycle. Includes four perspective reports, an interactive state-involvement map, a supply-chain threat model, an investigation board, the 2013 Taylor Farms precedent, a misinformation matrix, and calibrated predictions with honest re-scoring. 80+ open sources.
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